US dockworkers suspend ports strike until January
US dockworkers suspend ports strike until January
www.bbc.com International Longshoremen's Association suspends ports strike until January
The walkout threatened to plunge the holiday shopping season into turmoil and become an issue in next month's presidential election.
The union representing tens of thousands of dockworkers across the US has agreed to suspend its strike while negotiations continue.
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Good news that the dockworkers got a solid wage deal, and the ports are back open. Still, automation talks in January could be tricky.
How is that going to go:
"We have these machines that can replace 90% of you now, let's negotiate"