International Longshoremen's Association

The union representing 45,000 striking U.S. dockworkers at East and Gulf coast ports, including Mobile, has reached a deal to suspend a three-day strike until Jan. 15 to provide time to negotiate a new contract.

Dockworkers at the Port of Mobile joined about 45,000 union strikers from Maine to Texas who walked off the job for the first time since 1977.