L.A. Port Workers Reach Agreement to End Eight-Day Strike

Clerical workers at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, the largest U.S. port complex, agreed to end an eight-day strike that affected about $1 billion of trade a day.

Workers and management reached a tentative agreement on a new contract, according to a statement late yesterday on the website of the International Longshore & Warehouse Union. The deal came after talks were held with federal mediators. Terms of the agreement weren’t disclosed.