After tens of thousands of dockworkers walked off the job at midnight, the Biden administration is confronting the complicated politics – and limited toolkit – of a work stoppage in the home stretch of a critical election season in which the economy has taken center stage.

Dockworkers at dozens of ports in the U.S. went on strike Tuesday for the first time in nearly 50 years over better wages and the use of automation.Experts say ending the work stoppage will require management,

The union for striking dockworkers said Thursday evening they'll return to work at U.S. ports after reaching a tentative deal with the United States Maritime Alliance, ending three Why it matters: There were concerns that if the first port strike on the East Coast since 1977 had continued it could have hit supply chains and drive shortages and higher prices as the U.

A sweeping strike by tens of thousands of U.S. dockworkers came to a quick close late Thursday, with their union saying they would be back on the job Friday as they near an agreement with port operators and shipping companies.

Tens of thousands of U.S. dockworkers had walked off the job early Tuesday morning, clogging dozens of ports along the East and Gulf coasts. International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) members started to set up picket lines at shipping ports up and down the Atlantic and Gulf coasts as of 12:01 a.

The lack of toilet paper isn't a direct result of a major port strike Tuesday. It's because of panic buying -- but experts say there is no need for that

Dockworkers' strike threatens U.S. ports, significantly risking $5 billion economic fallout and disrupting global supply chains.