President Biden welcomes the suspension of the strike by union dockworkers at East and Gulf coast ports. The president told reporters he was pleased that the union representing 45-thousand dockworkers reached a deal to suspend a three-day strike until mid-January. The three-month halt to the strike will give both sides time to negotiate a new contract. […]
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Biden welcomes suspension of dockworkers’ union strike
President Biden welcomes the suspension of the strike by union dockworkers at East and Gulf coast ports. The president told reporters he was pleased that the union representing 45-thousand dockworkers reached a deal to suspend a three-day strike until mid-January. The three-month halt to the strike will give both sides time to negotiate a new contract. Mr. Biden said he hopes the agreement holds.