Thousands of dockworkers who load and unload cargo ships walked off the job on Tuesday, halting nearly all activity at ports from Maine to Texas. Ports, Strikes, Organized Labor, Labor and Jobs, International Longshoremen’s Assn, United States Economy, Ships and Shipping, Freight (Cargo), International Trade and World Market, Wages and Salaries, Supply Chain, United States Politics and Government, United States Maritime Alliance, Biden, Joseph R Jr, East Coast (US), Gulf Coast (US), Labor-Management Relations Act of ’47 (Taft-Hartley Act) Thousands of dockworkers who load and unload cargo ships walked off the job on Tuesday, halting nearly all activity at ports from Maine to Texas. NYT > Business