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Strike averted at Los Angeles and Long Beach ports after deadline extension
A threatened strike at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach has been called off after negotiators were granted a deadline extension, keeping the busiest container complex in the United States operating. An interruption there would have rippled through national supply chains, so the extension is being treated as a significant reprieve for shippers, retailers and workers awaiting a final agreement.
Why now: A work stoppage at America's largest port complex would disrupt US supply chains, making the last-minute deal widely consequential.
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