Biden Praises End Of Port Strike, Highlights Importance For Hurricane Helene Recovery: 'Collective Bargaining Works'

President Joe Biden has commended the agreement reached between the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) and the U.S. Maritime Alliance (USMX), effectively ending a port strike that threatened to disrupt the U.S. economy.

What Happened: The agreement, which was announced on Thursday, was met with approval by President Biden, who has been a staunch supporter of the striking workers. “Today's tentative agreement on a record wage and an extension of the collective bargaining process represents critical progress towards a strong contract,” Biden said in a statement, as reported by The Hill.

The ILA revealed that the USMX, a group of companies operating East and Gulf Coast ports, agreed to a pay rise for port workers. As a result, union members are set to return ...

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