Biden has said he won't stop the dockworker's strike. But if the strike stretches on for weeks, it could have a major impact on the presidential race.

The White House says it won’t step in to force dockworkers back on the job, and that impacts to America’s vital goods will be minimal for now.

Longshoremen at docks along the US East and Gulf coasts have gone on strike for the first time since 1977 as the union takes a hardline stance against automation found at other ports around the world.

With 45,000 longshoremen at 36 U.S. ports from Maine to Texas on strike for the first time in decades, experts say the workers may wield the upper hand in their standoff with port operators over wages and the use of automation.

Tens of thousands of dockworkers are on strike after the International Longshoremen's Association and the US Maritime Alliance failed to agree.

Get them before they rise in price. The post These Products Will Be Affected by the Dockworkers Port Strike appeared first on Mandatory.

The strike is impacting shipments of things like fresh food, cars and machinery. Our weekly “Econ Extra Credit” newsletter is an unexpected way to learn about the economy, one film at a time. Sign up to watch,