WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – International Longshoreman’s Association (ILA) members at the Port of Wilmington have told WECT that an agreement to temporarily end the strike.
A source for the Associated Press stated the US dockworkers agreed to suspend the strike until Jan. 15 to provide time to negotiate a new contract.
A representative of the ILA union released the following statement:
‘The International Longshoremen’s Association and the United States Maritime Alliance, Ltd. have reached a tentative agreement on wages and have agreed to extend the Master Contract until January 15, 2025, to return to the bargaining table to negotiate all other outstanding issues. Effective immediately, all current job actions will cease and all work covered by the Master Contract will resume.’
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Three days after the International Longshoreman’s Association and the U.S. Maritime Alliance failed to agree on a new contract, the dockworkers’ strike is set …