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Deal reached to suspend port workers strike until January

By David B. Strickland Poultry Times editor dstrickland@poultrytimes.com, By Elizabeth Bobenhausen Poultry Times staff ebobenhausen@poultrytimes.com

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By David B. Strickland

Poultry Times editor

dstrickland@poultrytimes.com

GAINESVILLE, Ga. — A port worker strike, that began on Oct. 1 and lasted for three days, affecting shipping sites along the U.S. Eastern and Gulf shores, was suspended through a deal reached on Oct. 3 that defers the strike until Jan. 15 to provide time for a new contract to be established.

The International Longshoremen’s Association’s 45,000 workers were to resume work immediately after the group and the United States Maritime Association, which represents shipping companies and the ports, reached. . .

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