DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Thousands of unionized dockworkers went on strike just after midnight Tuesday at 14 major ports along the East Coast and the Gulf Coast, setting the stage for possible supply chain disruptions with about a month to go until Election Day.

The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) announced in an early-morning Tuesday Facebook post that the union and its members would “shut down” the ports after failing to reach a new contract with the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX), according to Axios. The strike could cause major supply chain disruptions, shortages and billions of dollars of costs for the U.S. economy if it drags on for an extended period of time, and it comes just five weeks ahead of pivotal federal elections.

“USMX brought on this strike when they decided to hold firm to foreign owned Ocean Carriers earning billion-dollar profits at United States ports, but not compensate the American ILA longshore workers who........

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