US dockworkers struck a deal with their employers, averting a strike that could have crippled shipping

The International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) and the US Maritime Alliance have struck a deal to avoid a strike.

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• The International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) and the US Maritime Alliance have struck a deal.
• This deal averted a potential strike involving thousands of dockworkers.
• The strike would have crippled shipping lines along the East and Gulf Coasts.

The International Longshoremen's Association and the US...