FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 03: Port Everglades dockworkers continue their picket near the entrance to the port three days after the union and management failed to reach a consensus on a new labor contract on October 03, 2024 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The workers joined with tens of thousands of others on the East and Gulf Coast ports to …
The strike that shut down operations of East and Gulf coast ports and threatened to cause significant damage to the U.S. economy has halted — at least for now. The union representing 45,000 U.S. dockworkers said it has agreed to suspend the strike that began Tuesday until early next year. and the United States Maritime Alliance Ltd. have reached a …