Port strike ends as workers agree to tentative deal on wages and contract extension

Port strikes end with deal on wages, averting economic disaster

Shipping containers sit piled at the Port of Baltimore on Sept. 21, 2018. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) A strike by tens of thousands of dockworkers on the East and Gulf coasts, that could have seriously hurt the U.S. economy had it continued, has been called off. All workers were called back to work Thursday, after a three-day strike, following a tentative agreement on wages between the International Longshoremen’s Association and the United S…

With dockworker strike postponed, Port of Virginia resumes operations

After the union representing thousands of dockworkers announced that their strike would be postponed to January, the Port of Virginia marine terminals and support facilities will reopen Saturday. The port is offering extended weekend gate hours over the weekend to support the reopening, according to an announcement from the Port of Virginia. The Pinner’s Point Container Yard, Portsmouth Chassis Yard, Reefer Service Area, Norfolk International Te…

Ports reopen after dockworkers halt strike

The 36 ports that closed this week, from Maine to Texas, will start reopening today

US dock workers reach tentative deal to end East Coast strike

Thousands of dock workers will return to work after a deal has been reached, putting an immediate and to the three day strike.

US dockworkers agree to suspend strike until Jan. 15

Dockworkers at U.S. East and Gulf coast ports have agreed to start moving cargo again while they continue collective bargaining with their employers on a new contract. The International Longshoremen’s Association agreed to extend the contract until Jan. 15 and work will resume Friday, the union said in a statement Thursday. “The strike is over,” ILA Local 333 President Scott Cowan told CBS Baltimore affiliate, adding that dockworkers will be bac…

Port reopens after longshoremen suspend strike - Charleston City Paper

A three-day strike by the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) has been suspended until Jan. 15 to allow time for negotiations on a new contract.  The post Port reopens after longshoremen suspend strike appeared first on Charleston City Paper.