Dockworkers' union suspends strike until Jan. 15 | AP News

Oct 5, 2024 · 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.

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What's going on with the dockworkers union?

(AP Photo/Marta Lavandier) DETROIT (AP) — The union representing 45,000 striking U.S. dockworkers at East and Gulf coast ports reached a deal Thursday to suspend a three-day strike until Jan. 15 to provide time to negotiate a new contract. The union, the International Longshoremen’s Association, is to resume working immediately. ...

Are dockworkers returning to work after a strike dragged on?

Dockworkers from Port Miami display signs at a picket line, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024, in Miami. (Marta Lavandier / AP Photo) Some 45,000 dockworkers at East and Gulf coast ports are returning to work after their union reached a deal to suspend a strike that could have caused shortages and higher prices if it had dragged on. ...

Why are dockworkers returning to work?

Some 45,000 dockworkers at East and Gulf coast ports are returning to work after their union reached a deal to suspend a strike that could have caused shortages and higher prices if it had dragged on. The International Longshoremen’s Association is suspending its three-day strike until Jan. 15 to provide time to negotiate a new contract. ...

Why will a dockworker strike be suspended?

A strike that closed US east and Gulf coast ports will be suspended after the dockworkers’ union and the group representing ocean carriers reached an agreement on Thursday, averting for now a costly blow to the economy ahead of the presidential election. ...

What happened to the dockworker strike?

DETROIT — The strike that shut down operations of East and Gulf coast ports and threatened to cause significant damage to the U.S. economy has halted — at least for now. The union representing 45,000 U.S. dockworkers said it has agreed to suspend the strike that began Tuesday until early next year. ...

What's going on with dock workers & port operators?

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON/LOS ANGELES − 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 East Coast and Gulf Coast, the International Longshoremen's Association union and the United States Maritime Alliance said. ...