Looming port strike: What to know about the potential work stoppage

In less than a week, dockworkers at ports on the East and Gulf coasts have pledged to strike unless a new contract is reached. 

A work stoppage could severely disrupt the U.S. economy, and the dockworkers, represented by the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA), and port employers, represented by the U.S. Maritime Alliance (USMX), remain at an impasse over wages in a new contract. 

The ILA is negotiating on behalf of 45,000 dockworkers at three dozen U.S. ports from Maine...