The ILA and USMX have now reached a tentative agreement for a six-year master contract, a move that will avert a second strike after October's work stoppage.

The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) have reached a tentative agreement on a new six-year master contract. The agreement will replace the expiring contract

Both parties said the deal "establishes a framework for implementing technologies that will create more jobs while modernizing" the ports.