Dockworkers strike threatens to halt port operations in Boston [Video]

Work at Conley Container Terminal in Boston is expected to grind to a halt at midnight when dockworkers walk off the job as part of a massive strike that’s likely to shut down ports across the East and Gulf coasts.Massport warned customers that the port will stop receiving cargo at the close of business and warned that any cargo remaining at the port will be unavailable until after the strike ends. The final vessel operation on Monday is scheduled to end at 8 p.m. unless a deal is reached. The coming work stoppage threatens to significantly snarl the nation’s supply chain, potentially leading to higher prices and delays for households and businesses if it drags on for weeks. That’s because the strike by members of the International Longshoremen’s Association could cause 36 ports — which handle roughly half of the goods shipped into and out of the U.S. — to …