Longshoremen are on strike, shutting down East, Gulf ports. Economic losses of $5 billion per day can mean shortages, ...

Tens of thousands of longshoremen went on strike at midnight ET, shutting down major ports along the East and Gulf coasts and ...

A prolonged shutdown could deal a significant blow to the economy since the workers control major commercial choke points.

The strike is disrupting ports that handle more than half of U.S. trade in shipping containers, with the economic bite ...

The strike by longshoremen has halted commerce at Newark and other ports on the East and Gulf Coasts, affecting an ecosystem ...

The International Longshoremen's Association walked off the job Tuesday after their contract expired. The strike could ...

The last ILA strike on the East Coast, in 1977, ended after 44 days. In 2002, President George W. Bush invoked the ...

A prolonged strike could lead to shortages in retail stores and price hikes, and even a short one would snarl supply chains.

Nearly 50,000 members of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) are on strike Tuesday against the nation’s East ...

The first major longshoremen's strike in more than 40 years began just after midnight on Tuesday, with the industrial action ...

Businesses are preparing for a strike by dockworkers on the East and Gulf Coasts, which could begin Oct. 1 if negotiations ...

WASHINGTON, Sept 29 (Reuters) - A port strike on the U.S. East Coast and Gulf of Mexico will go ahead starting on Tuesday, ...