Port of Mobile

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.

U.S. ports from Maine to Texas shut down Tuesday when the union representing about 45,000 dockworkers went on strike for the first time since 1977. Those ports, like the one in Mobile, handle roughly half of the nations’ cargo from ships. A lengthy shutdown could raise prices on goods around the country and potentially cause shortages.

Carnival Cruise Lines is sending its Carnival Spirit cruise ship to Mobile, offering six-to-nine day vacations to destinations such as the Caribbean and the Bahamas starting on October sixth. This comes after a nine month absence of cruise ships in the city’s ports.

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A massive grant from the RESTORE Act and the Alabama Gulf Coast Recovery Council will help fund a variety of projects in southwest Alabama.Fifty projects…