The post These U.S. Ports Are Affected By the Dock Strike appeared first on Mandatory. The political world is keeping close tabs on the port strike on the East and Gulf coasts, with key swing states bracing for the economic fallout of a shutdown.

Six ports are closed in New York and New Jersey as a result of tens of thousands of port workers across the Atlantic and Gulf coasts going on strike Tuesday. Here's what to know.

U.S. longshoremen and port operators remained in confrontation Wednesday, with 14 major East Coast and Gulf of Mexico ports shut down and hardened rhetoric from both sides. Around 25,000 workers with