Move will allow time to negotiate new contract

DETROIT (AP) — The union representing 45,000 striking United States dockworkers at East and Gulf coast ports has reached a deal to suspend a three-day strike until January 15 to provide time to negotiate a new contract. The union, the...

US dockworkers will return to work after a three-day strike at East and Gulf Coast ports after the union and port operators reached a tentative deal on pay and extended the current contract to January 15, both sides said Thursday. The International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) had launched a work stoppage…

US dockworkers will return to work after a three-day strike at East and Gulf Coast ports after the union and port operators reached a tentative deal on pay and extended the current contract to January 15, both sides said Thursday.

The strike was the first by the ILA since 1977, and it impacted port operations at 36 different ports, including the 10 busiest ports in North America.

The strike was the first by the ILA since 1977, and it impacted port operations at 36 different ports, including the 10 busiest ports in North America.

The International Longshoremen's Association and the United States Maritime Alliance reached a deal.Port employers and striking dockworkers reached a

US dockworkers will return to work after a three-day strike at East and Gulf Coast ports after the union and port operators reached a tentative deal on pay and extended the current contract to January 15, both sides said Thursday.

The strike involving tens of thousands of workers paralyzed US ports along the East and Gulf Coasts. A lengthy strike, some warned, could become a major challenge for the US economy.

The union representing 45,000 striking U.S. dockworkers at East and Gulf coast ports has reached a deal to suspend a three-day strike until Jan. 15 to provide time to negotiate a new contract.

A union representing U.S. dock workers and port operators have reached a tentative deal on wages that will end a three-day strike that has shut down shipping on the U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast, the International Longshoremen's Association union and the United States Maritime Alliance said on Thursday. The agreement extends the master contract between the union and port operators until Jan. 15, 2025, allowing negotiations to continue on other aspects of the contract. A joint statement did not specify what wages were agreed upon or the other terms that required negotiation. "Effective immediately, all current job actions will cease and all work covered by the Master Contract will resume," the statement said. The tentative agreement is for a wage hike of around 62% over six years, The Bergen Record, a part of the USA TODAY NETWORK, reported. The workers union had been seeking a 77% raise while the employer group previously raised its offer to a nearly 50% hike. The deal ends the biggest work stoppage of its kind…