Dockworkers at ports in Baltimore and along the East and Gulf coasts agreed to a labor contract with maritime employers just days before a deadline, averting a threatened strike. The International Longshoremen’s Association reached a tentative agreement late Wednesday on a new,

The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) have reached a tentative agreement on a new six-year master contract. The agreement will replace the expiring contract

The International Longshoremen’s Association and United States Maritime Alliance have avoided a strike that could have started Jan. 15.

Automation was at the center of a long-running labor dispute that threatened to close East and Gulf Coast ports.

Both parties said the deal "establishes a framework for implementing technologies that will create more jobs while modernizing" the ports.

The U.S. East and Gulf Coast port employers, represented by the U.S. Maritime Alliance (USMX), and the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) union have reached a tentative deal—just days before the new Jan.

The International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) reached a tentative agreement on the afternoon of January 8.

Dockworkers tentatively agree to a new deal, preventing a potential port strike that may have snarled supply chains, created shortages and inflation.

President-elect Donald Trump's help was instrumental in avoiding a port strike by the International Longshoremen's Association, according to the union boss.

The United States Maritime Alliance and International Longshoremen's Association reached a deal on a contract Wednesday night avoiding a strike that could have shut down ports up and down the East Coast and crippled the U.