The success of the International Longshoremen's Association in winning Trump's support for its anti-automation battle could be instructive for unions facing contract renewals during his term.

The head of the dockworkers union praised President-elect Trump for his support amid contract negotiations with port operators, particularly on the issue of automation. The International

The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) has reached a tentative deal with the U.S. Maritime Alliance, preventing another strike. ILA members suspended a three-day strike in October after agreeing to a 62% pay increase over six years, but the deal was on the condition of reaching an agreement on automation before Jan. 15.

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.

The International Longshoremen's Association reached an agreement Wednesday on a new master labor contract with the United States Maritime Alliance, averting a strike at U.S. east coast and gulf coast ports.

An agreement that includes automation job protections will avoid disruptive port strikes that could have erupted as early as next week.

A tentative labor deal forestalled potentially damaging trade disruptions at three-dozen U.S. East Coast and Gulf of Mexico ports, with both sides in the talks crediting President-elect Donald Trump for clearing the way for them to hammer out a deal on automation.

The longshoreman’s union was threatening a work stoppage that could have frozen East and Gulf Coast ports days before President-elect Trump took office.

The United States Maritime Alliance and the International Longshoremen's Association reached a deal on a contract Wednesday night, avoiding a strike that could have closed ports up and down the East Coast and crippled the U.S. economy.