The looming strike of dockworkers across the U.S. East and Gulf coasts could devastate the nation's consumer supply chain, including at the Port of.

Contract negotiations between East Coast dockworkers and their employers have reached a stalemate, fueling growing concerns that the Port of Baltimore could face a shutdown for the second time

It's increasingly likely that thousands of dockworkers at major ports along the East and Gulf coasts will strike on Oct. 1, those close to the parties tell Axios. Why it matters: Americans would feel this one.