New York Governor Kathy Hochul said she fully expects a strike by dockworkers to go ahead, which will halt operations at East and Gulf coast trade gateways including the Port of New York-New Jersey, the nation’s busiest Atlantic hub for international commerce.

Gov. Kathy Hochul said Monday a dockworkers strike shouldn't impact things like pharmaceuticals and the food supply for New Yorkers.

New York Governor Hochul updates New Yorkers Monday in the event of a strike of port workers. Hochul said if an agreement is not reached by later today, ports from Maine to Texas will face a strike, 47-thousand workers,

The U.S. Maritime Alliance and the International Longshoremen’s Association do not have talks planned before their contract expires at midnight.