The International Longshoremen’s Association said it had agreed to extend the contract until Jan. 15 and work would resume.
“The strike is over,” ILA Local 333 President Scott Cowan told CBS affiliate Baltimore, adding that dockworkers will return to work Friday morning loading and unloading cargo after a work stoppage. of three days.
Cowan said the union accepted an offer that would increase wages by 61.5% over the new six-year contract, “and we’re going to have other language to protect us from automation worked out over the next few months and other issues that we need.” resolved.”
Container ports from Houston to Miami and on to Boston have been closed since the labor contract between the ILA and the U.S. Maritime Alliance, which represents terminal operators and shipping lines, expired Tuesday.
In recent days, dozens of ships carrying containers and cars have anchored off the coasts of major commercial hubs, including New York, South Carolina and Virginia.
President Joe Biden, who had pressured port employers and shipping lines to reach an agreement with striking dockworkers, expressed optimism about the suspension.
“We’ve been working hard on it,” he told reporters Thursday night. “By the grace of God and the good will of the neighbors, this will continue.”
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