(New York, NY) — There are reports that striking dockworkers along the Gulf and East coasts are returning to work. Sources say members of the International Longshoremen’s Association and management groups have reached a tentative deal on wages. The dockworkers will be back on the job at ports on Friday.
According to the reports, the two sides are agreeing to extend the expired contract until January 15th to allow time for final details to be worked out and ratified by rank and file members of the union. Sources say the new agreement on wages amounts to a $4-per-hour raise for each year of the six-year contract. In total, with five subsequent pay hikes, wages would be raised by 62% over the duration of the contract.
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Fifty-thousand union members working from Maine to Texas walked off the job early Tuesday morning. The strike had led to uncertainty about the movement of supplies as the nation heads into the holiday season.
Numerous ag groups had signed a letter to President Biden earlier on Thursday expressing their deep concerns about the strike according to this social media post by NOPA:
