A work stoppage at East and Gulf Coast ports would halt most activity at some of the busiest American ports. Ports, Labor and Jobs, Strikes, Freight (Cargo), International Trade and World Market, Wages and Salaries, International Longshoremen’s Assn, United States Maritime Alliance, Biden, Joseph R Jr, Organized Labor, United States Economy, United States Politics and Government, Ships and Shipping, Fruit, Daggett, Harold J, East Coast (US), Gulf Coast (US), Port of New York and New Jersey A work stoppage at East and Gulf Coast ports would halt most activity at some of the busiest American ports. NYT > Business