Some 45,000 port workers from the International Longshoremen's Association union late on Thursday ended a three-day strike that had shut ocean shipping from Maine to Texas after reaching a tentative deal on wages.
The strike involving tens of thousands of workers paralyzed US ports along the East and Gulf Coasts.
ILA leaders were asking the USMX for a 77 percent increase over a new six-year contract for its represented dockworkers.
At least the threat that this week's ports strike may feed retail price rises looks to have been averted.