The US could see shortages and higher retail prices if a dockworkers strike in Georgia and other states drags on

This story was updated on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024 at 7:03 p.m.

U.S. ports from Maine to Texas shut down Tuesday when the union representing about 45,000 dockworkers went on strike for the first time since 1977.

Workers began walking picket lines early Tuesday, picketing near ports all along the East Coast. Workers outside the Port of Philadelphia walked in a circle and chanted, “No work without a fair contract.”