The threat of a strike at East and Gulf Coast ports ended when the dockworkers union and the shipping companies reached a tentative contract deal that appears to allow for some use of automation.

Dockworkers from Boston to Houston were just a week away from another strike, then came word of a tentative deal on a new contract. The dockworkers' union and the shipping companies appear to have ...

Vowing to stop machines from taking their jobs, 45,000 U.S. longshoremen are threatening to go on a strike that would shut down ports on the East and Gulf coasts and could damage ...

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 ...

After three full days of a strike, the union representing 45,000 striking US dockworkers at East and Gulf coast ports has reached a deal to suspend their strike action until Jan. 15, 2025 ...

The International Longshoremen's Association and United States Maritime Alliance reached a tentative deal on Wednesday, averting a looming strike set for later this month.

As tensions over automation grow, 45,000 U.S. dockworkers are threatening a massive strike that could paralyze ports along the East and Gulf coasts. A standoff could send shockwaves through the ...

But if the union and the USMX are unable to reach a deal, more than 20,000 dockworkers could go on strike in mid-January, halting activities at ports from New York to Houston and potentially ...