Oct. 3 (UPI) — Striking East and Gulf Coast dockworkers and U.S. port operators have reached a tentative agreement on wages, ending a two-day-old work stoppage, the longshoreman’s union announced Thursday.
The International Longshoremen’s Association and the United States Maritime Alliance, an industry group representing ocean freight companies and port owners, have come together on a deal, the union said in a statement .
Under its terms, the two sides have agreed to extend the current master contract until Jan. 15, at which time they will “return to the bargaining table to negotiate all other outstanding issues.”
The current strike, which began Tuesday morning and affects all U.S. ports from Maine to Texas, will end “immediately” and all work covered by the contract will resume, the ILA said.
Dockworkers began setting up picket lines at waterfront facilities along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, marking the first coast-wide strike by the longshoremen in nearly 50 years.