Confronted by the militancy of longshore unions, port operators have deployed automation, in part to limit their ...

A port strike on the U.S. East Coast and Gulf of Mexico will go ahead starting on Tuesday, the International Longshoremen’s ...

If longshore workers at East and Gulf coast ports go on strike Tuesday, as now appears likely, it could choke off the ...

International Longshoremen's Association on Sunday said workers are readying for the picket lines should a deal not be ...

Walkout could shut down 36 ports from Maine to Texas that handle about half the goods shipped into and out of the US ...

If roughly 45,000 U.S. longshoremen make good on their threat to strike beginning Tuesday, they could shut down 36 ports from ...

If longshore workers at East and Gulf Coast ports go on strike Tuesday, as now appears likely, it could choke off the ...

In a worst-case scenario, those costs, multiplied across industries, could fuel inflation and pressure the U.S. economy.

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.

Goods that could be stranded at sea if 45,000 members of the International Longshoremen’s Association make good on their threat to strike.

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.

The US president replied: "It's time for a ceasefire." Asked if the United States would respond to missile attacks on US warships in the Red Sea, he added: "We're responding." He was speaking in ...