Second US port strike averted as union, employers reach deal – World

The union representing 45,000 dock workers on the US East and Gulf Coasts and their employers on Wednesday said they reached a tentative deal on a new six-year contract, averting further strikes that could have snarled supply chains and taken a toll on the US economy.

The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) employer group, in a joint…