A prolonged strike would force companies to pay shippers for the delays, and goods could arrive too late for the high point of holiday shopping season.
Retailers are bracing for potential pain should thousands of dock workers along the East Coast begin striking this week. Here’s what to know and what to expect.
In a worst-case scenario, those costs, multiplied across industries, could fuel inflation and pressure the U.S. economy.
International Longshoremen's Association on Sunday said workers are readying for the picket lines should a deal not be ...
If longshore workers at East and Gulf coast ports go on strike Tuesday, as now appears likely, it could choke off the ...
Key industry and government officials are urging US dockworkers and their employers to avoid a strike at East and Gulf coast ports this week, though many facilities are already bracing for a shutdown.
Confronted by the militancy of longshore unions, port operators have deployed automation, in part to limit their ...
If roughly 45,000 U.S. longshoremen make good on their threat to strike beginning Tuesday, they could shut down 36 ports from ...
Top Biden administration officials met with port operators ahead of a possible strike at East and Gulf coast ports, with a ...
The United States Maritime Alliance (USMX), the alliance of port associations, container carriers, and employers, has failed ...
If East Coast and Gulf Coast port workers don't reach a labor deal this week, Americans could face high prices and shortages ...
From shipping delays to higher prices, a strike-driven shutdown of shipping ports from Massachusetts to Texas could have ...