US Container Port Strikes Averted After Deal Reached

Strikes at US East and Gulf Coast ports, initially set for 15 January, have been called off following a tentative six-year contract agreement between the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the US Maritime Alliance (USMX).
The strikes could have caused a major supply chain disruption and economic crisis, but the agreement has prevented such fallout.

Strikes at ports on the US East Coast and Gulf Coast, which would have caused an economic and supply chain crisis, have been called...