Dockworkers’ union suspend strike until Jan. 15 to allow time to negotiate new contract

Dockworkers’ union suspend strike until Jan. 15 to allow time to negotiate new contract

By TOM KRISHER DETROIT — The union representing 45,000 striking U.S. dockworkers at East and Gulf coast ports has reached a deal to suspend a three-day strike until Jan. 15 to provide time to negotiate a new contract. The union, the International Longshoremen’s Association, is to resume working immediately. Both sides also reached agreement on…