DEVELOPING: Dockworker Strike Suspended

Striking members of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), the union representing 45,000 U.S. dockworkers, have suspended their strike until January 15th.

The suspension is to allow time to negotiate a new contract.

#BREAKING: AP News are reporting that the union representing 45,000 U.S. dockworkers has agreed to suspend the strike until January 15 to allow time for negotiating a new contract

— R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) October 3, 2024

Negotiators have a deal to suspend the #strike involving 45,000 #dockworkers, including those in #Boston. The AP reports that a source said the strike will be suspended through Jan. 15 to provide time to negotiate a new contract. pic.twitter.com/eQ1wewkyen

— WCVB-TV Boston (@WCVB) October 3, 2024

According to CNN, “the union and the management group representing shipping lines, terminal operators and port authorities have reached a tentative deal on wages.”

*US DOCKWORKERS UNION AGREE TO SUSPEND STRIKE UNTIL JAN. 15: AP
*DOCKWORKERS UNION REACHES TENTATIVE DEAL ON WAGES: CNN

— zerohedge (@zerohedge) October 3, 2024

BREAKING: The union representing 45,000 striking U.S. dockworkers at East and Gulf coast ports has reached a deal to suspend their strike until Jan. 15 to provide time to negotiate a new contract, a person briefed on the matter says. https://t.co/evnfIJsyJW

— The Associated Press (@AP) October 3, 2024

Per CNN:

The sources who spoke with CNN said there is not yet a final agreement on the complete contract. But one of the sources said that the two sides had agreed to extend the contract that had expired Friday until January 15 and have the union members back on the job while the final details are worked out and the agreement is ratified by the rank-and-file.

The 50,000 members of the union working at ports from Maine to Texas have been on strike since early Tuesday morning, halting the flow of the majority of containerized imports into the United States, along with many of the exports, disrupting the sales of American businesses overseas.

A tentative deal would still need to be ratified by the rank-and-file ILA members before it would take effect. But with ships stuck at sea unable to come into US ports to unload and load goods, the union has agreed to have workers return to work on Friday.

Still, should the members vote against the deal, the strike might start once again. And such a rejection of a tentative labor deal is not unheard of.

This is a breaking news story.

We will provide additional details as they become available. 

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