Which products could be affected by a lengthy port strike? Alcohol, bananas and seafood, to name a few

Consumers may soon notice that it's harder to find products like bananas, electronics and *gasp* booze, now that dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas are officially on strike.As of Tuesday, 36 East and Gulf coastports have shut downas 45,000 union workers walked off the job after labor negotiations stalled between the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX).The first ILA strike since 1977 could become one of the greatestsupply chain disruptions since COVID-19, making a plethora of crucial products scarce on store shelves and upending holiday shopping for millions of Americans.What's more, the strike is projected to not only cost the economyup to $5 billion a day, but may prove devastating to both small and medium-sized businesses and could also boost prices for voters already frustrated with housing and food inflation, experts told USA TODAY.“Anystrikethat lasts more than one week could cause goods shortages for the holidays,” E...