Thousands of dockworkers at East and Gulf coast ports went on strike Oct. 1, a move with potential to have far-reaching supply chain impacts. But its effect on the construction industry remains to be seen.

The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) initiated its first coast-wide strike in nearly 50 years, saying the last offer from the U.S. Maritime Alliance (USMX), which represents the ports, before their last contract expired Sept. 30 “fell far short of what ILA rank-and-file members are demanding in wages and protections against automation.”