International Longshoremen’s Association ends port strike after reaching wages agreement

The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) ended their strike on Thursday evening, after reaching a tentative agreement on wages with the United States Maritime Alliance.

Approximately 50,000 members of the union have been striking since Tuesday, per CNN, which halted all shipments at ports on the East Coast and in the Gulf. The employees will now return to work on Friday.

The agreement extends the previous contract, which had expired on Monday night, through the middle of January and is only meant to serve as a placeholder while details on a full agreement are worked out. The agreement would then need to be ratified by the union.

"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," the union said in a statement. "Effective immediately, all current job actions will cease and all work covered by the Master Contract will resume."

The maritime alliance manages shipping lines, terminal operators, and port authorities.

Misty Severi is an evening news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.