Now all 800 members of their union are on strike. But 10,000 other dock workers are refusing to cross the picket line. That has brought the normally busy port to a new stand still. Geraldine knatz directs the port of los angeles. Theres probably about a billion dollars worth of goods that come through this port everyday and we probably got about 900,000 or so people in the southland whose jobs are tied to the activity going through this port. Reporter the ports are clogged with 16 ships waiting to be unloaded. Another six are anchored off the coast. If the ships are not working, the truckers are not working, the warehouse people are not working. It will ripple through the supply chain. Reporter it doesnt take much of a delay to cause problems for people. No. A very short delay will can mean that stores may not get a shipment the day that they expect it for their sale. Reporter the striking workers handle all the paperwork that gets cargo from the port to the rest of the country. They e