Dockworkers reach tentative deal to avert damaging strike

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 American consumers and businesses, and keeps the American economy the key hub of the global marketplace,” the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) and United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) said in a joint statement on Wednesday evening. 

In October, the ILA and USMX failed...