US port workers and operators reach deal to end East Coast strike immediately
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…
3 Oct 00:00 · Inlandnewstoday