The International Longshoremen’s Association, which represents around 2,400 workers at the Port of Baltimore, says it will strike Tuesday.

The International Longshoremen’s Association is poised to go out on strike Tuesday. How would it affect local ports and consumers?

Ports on both sides of the Delaware River support thousands of jobs and move vast amounts of cargo through the South Jersey-Philadelphia area. However, the International Longshoremen’s Association — representing about 25,000 port workers on the East and Gulf coasts —– might strike when a contract expires at midnight Monday, Sept. 30.

The International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) announced this weekend that the workers' strike will be effective as of tomorrow at midnight.

A short strike could have a limited economic impact given many companies have imported extra goods ahead of a possible work stoppage or shifted more shipments to West Coast ports.

The largest union representing port workers in the United States said an anticipated port strike will begin on Tuesday, as negotiations have reportedly stalled. The port strike will be on the East Coast and the Gulf of Mexico in the United States,

Disruptions at major U.S. ports could delay shipments and raise prices on consumer goods, Biden Administration won't intervene.

A port strike on the U.S. East Coast and Gulf of Mexico will go ahead starting on Tuesday, the International Longshoremen’s Association union said on Sunday, signaling action which could cause delays and snarl supply chains.