Port Strike Ends, Workers Win $24 Wage Increase

East Coast Longshore workers with the International Longshoremen’s Association are returning to work, after three raucous days on the picket lines. They received a promise of a $24-an-hour pay raise over six years, bringing top pay from $39 to $63. The strike paralyzed shipping in huge port complexes like Newark, Houston, and Charleston, stopping loads [...]