The stoppage is the first coast-wide ILA strike since 1977 and halts the flow of about half the nation's ocean shipping. A two-week strike could mean that ports would not return t

The strike, affecting every major port on the East Coast and Gulf Coast, will potentially cost billions and cripple the United States supply chain. The post A dockworker strike in Boston is looming. Here’s what to know.

The union representing U.S. dockworkers signaled that 45,000 members will walk off the job at midnight, kicking off a massive strike likely to shut down ports across the East and Gulf coasts