The Port of Seattle has been shut down due to the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) refusing to dispatch labor to work at the container terminals, according to the Pacific Maritime Association. The West Coast ports have been experiencing worker slowdowns and stoppages all week, causing an estimated $5.2bn of trade to float off the Ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach, and Oakland. The Port of Seattle is one of the top maritime ports in North America, with 40% of the State of Washington's jobs tied to trade.

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