Port Strike Averted With Labor Deal Days Before Deadline

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  Second Ports Strike Avoided as Dockworkers Reach Contract Deal

  An agreement on automation and job preservation was crucial to the six-year agreement between the union and management at major East and Gulf Coast ports.
  
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  Port Workers Could Strike Again if No Deal Is Reached on Automation

  Cargo could stop flowing at East and Gulf Coast ports, which handle most imports, if a union and an employers’ group can’t agree on the use of machines that can operate without humans.
  
  The New York Times - 19h

• Dockworkers and port operators strike labor deal, again dodging strike

  Automation was at the center of a long-running labor dispute that threatened to close East and Gulf Coast ports.
  
  CBS News - 11h
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  Dockworkers reach tentative deal to avert damaging strike

  Dockworkers and longshoremen struck a tentative deal Wednesday night to avoid a damaging strike ahead of a looming January deadline.  “This is a win-win agreement that creates ILA jobs, supports ...
  
  The Hill - 14h

• Port strike averted on East and Gulf coasts, in what both sides call ‘win-win agreement’

  A union that represents thousands of workers on the East and Gulf coasts reached a tentative six-year agreement with their employers, according to a joint statement released on Wednesday
  
  MarketWatch - 14h

• Longshoremen reach tentative agreement with ports, shippers, averting a potential strike

  U.S. longshoremen reached a contract agreement with ports and shippers Wednesday, averting a potential strike that could have damaged the American economy
  
  ABC News - 14h
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  Port strike looms ahead of Trump inauguration

  Tens of thousands of longshoremen could walk off the job from Maine to Texas next week if their union and management can’t resolve long-running contract issues. A damaging strike that kicks off a ...
  
  The Hill - 1d
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  As Port Talks Resume, Strike Deadline Looms

  Dockworkers along the East and Gulf Coasts threaten to walk off the job on January 15, over concerns about increased automation and job losses, creating economic uncertainty.
  
  Inc. - 1d
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  How the Threat of Another Costly U.S. Port Strike Returned in 2025

  Just three months after an October contract agreement, lingering conflicts between longshoremen and U.S. port operators mean a potentially disastrous strike could still happen.
  
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