Reuters: U.S.: Deal reached to avert port strike for now: Mediator

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Deal reached to avert port strike for now: Mediator Dec 28th 2012, 17:53 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News White House urges parties in dock dispute to come to terms 11:59am EST UPDATE 2-Imminent threat of labor unrest averted at U.S. Northwest ports Wed, Dec 26 2012 UPDATE 4-Dockworkers at US Northwest ports reject pact offer Mon, Dec 24 2012 UPDATE 4-Canada bill imposes penalties for rail service failure Tue, Dec 11 2012 Los Angeles port workers return to work after strike Wed, Dec 5 2012 The skyline of Lower Manhattan in New York is seen behind the shipping docks in Newark, New Jersey, December 27, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Gary Hershorn Fri Dec 28, 2012 12:11pm EST (Reuters) - A union representing dockworkers on the U.S. East Coast has reached a labor agreement with shippers that will avert a strike that threatened to wreak havoc on the U.S. economy. The International Longshoremen's Association (ILA), which represents 14,500 workers at 15 container ports in the eastern United States, and the U.S. Maritime Alliance (USMX) of shippers, terminal operators and port authorities, have agreed to extend their current contract by 30 days to finalize details, the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service said on Friday. (Reporting By Ernest Scheyder; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama) Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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