The International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) went on strike October 1 after negotiations with the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) shipping group failed to produce a new labor contract. Dockworkers have shut down 36 major ports along the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts from Maine to Texas.

What does this strike mean for domestic and global supply chains? Endeavor Business Media has produced a roundup of industry impacts and implications from the strike and the ramifications it may have on your industry.

—Tyler Fussner, Managing Editor, Supply Chain Connect