Automation was at the center of a long-running labor dispute that threatened to close East and Gulf Coast ports.

Union and shipping industry officials are racing to secure a labor agreement ahead of the Jan. 15 expiration of their current contract.

The labor union representing some 45,000 U.S. dockworkers reached a tentative agreement with port employers on Wednesday, averting a strike at East and Gulf Coast ports later this month.

Longshoremen are trying to prevent the adoption of tech that could eliminate jobs. That transition has been underway in other countries.

The labor union representing the 45,000 U.S. dockworkers who went on strike in the fall is returning to the negotiating table with port employers amid threats of carrying out another strike at ...

Dockworkers and longshoremen struck a tentative deal Wednesday night to avoid a damaging strike ahead of a looming January deadline. “This is a win-win agreement that creates ILA jobs ...

The United States Maritime Alliance and International Longshoremen's Association reached a deal on a contract Wednesday night avoiding a strike that could have shut down ports up and down the East ...

The United States Maritime Alliance said on Wednesday it reached a tentative agreement on a new six-year master contract with the International Longshoremen’s Association.

Dockworkers secure deal to avert another strike, with union securing limits on technology adoption at U.S. ports.

The threat of a strike at East and Gulf Coast ports ended when the dockworkers union and the shipping companies reached a tentative contract deal that appears to allow for some use of automation.

A strike at U.S. East and Gulf Coast ports was averted Jan. 8 as dockworkers and employers reached a tentative labor agreement just days before the Jan. 15 deadline, The New York Times reported Jan. 8 ...

East and Gulf Coast port operators late Wednesday struck an agreement with a dockworkers union, resolving a labor dispute that had threatened to halt shipments for a second time in three months.