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US East Coast port strike averted

A US East Coast ports strike in mid-January appears to have been averted as the International Longshoremen’s Association and the United States Maritime Alliance were reported on 9 January to have reached a tentative agreement on a new six-year contract. Details of the agreement are not being released publicly to allow officials on both sides to approve the details. Meanwhile both parties will work under their pre-existing contracts until the deal ... [+]

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