A striking worker holds up a sign in front of the Bayport Container Terminal in Seabrook, Texas, on October 3, 2024. The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), 85,000 members strong, has launched its first strike since 1977 after weeks of deadlocked negotiations over a six-year labor agreement.
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The union for U.S. dockworkers and the United States Maritime Alliance have agreed to a tentative deal on wages and have extended their existing contract through January 2025 to provide time to negotiate a new contract.
The move ends a strike that had snarled East Coast and Gulf Coast ports since the beginning of the week and threatened U.S. supply of fruits, automobiles, and other goods.
“The International Longshoremen’s Association and the United States Maritime Alliance, Ltd. have reached a tentative agreement on wages and have agreed to extend the Master Contract until January 15, 2025 to return to the bargaining table to negotiate all other outstanding issues,” The International Longshoremen’s Association and the United States Maritime Alliance said in a joint statement.
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