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The two sides have agreed to a 62% wage increase over 6 years in a deal between the International Longshoremen's Association and the U.S. Maritime Alliance. The union had been seeking a 77% increase.
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Hundreds of Louisiana longshoremen and maintenance workers walked off the job on Tuesday, shutting down the state’s two biggest shipping ports for everyday products from plastics to coffee.
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At least two of Louisiana’s largest ports are expected to shut down on Tuesday, when local members of the International Longshoreman’s Association union walk off the job over a contract dispute with major container companies.