Update: US port workers and operators reach a deal to end East Coast strike immediately on Oct. 3. Read more. Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas are officially on strike after the clock ...

East Coast and Gulf port workers walked off the job at midnight after failing to agree to a new contract with the United States Maritime Alliance. Story by Medora Lee, USA TODAY • 3d ...

What the East and Gulf coast port strikes could mean for the Port of LA While workers at West Coast ports are not on strike, consumers may feel the effects this upcoming holiday season.

An analysis by J.P. Morgan estimated the daily cost of a port strike by East and Gulf Coast port workers would cost the U.S. economy between $3.8 billion and $4.5 billion per day as operations slow.

East Coast ports surpass others in the U.S. in shipments of machinery, fabricated steel and precision instruments, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence. Bananas.

The Port of New York and New Jersey, the busiest on the East Coast, said 100,000 containers were waiting to be unloaded, with 35 ships expected to arrive this week.

East Coast port strike looms for first time since 1977. Here's what to know. Other estimates of the potential economic hit also suggest the strike could take a toll, ...

It's been more than four decades since the union went on strike along the Gulf and East Coast. The KHOU 11 Verify Team found that the strike in 1977 ended after 45 days, netting workers an ...