Housing US could see shortages, higher prices if a dockworkers strike drags on by Mae Anderson and Anne D8217Innocenzio Associated Press October 1, 2024 by Mae Anderson and Anne D8217Innocenzio Associated Press October 1, 2024 U.S. ports from Maine to Texas shut down Tuesday when the union representing about 45,000 dockworkers went on strike for the first time since 1977. 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail