Longshoremen are returning to work at ports from Maine to Texas, just three days after walking out on a strike that threatened to cripple the economy if it went on for an extended period of time. In a joint statement Thursday night,

Houston-area longshoremen along with thousands of other workers announced an end to their strike Thursday while they broker a new contract with port operators and distributors, ending a three-day work stoppage that threatened to send shock waves through the economy.

Both sides said in a statement that they would extend their master contract until January 15, 2025 to return to the bargaining table to negotiate all outstanding issues.

Just three days after the beginning of a potentially crippling strike, cargo shipping will resume at East Coast and Atlantic ports.

After the union representing thousands of dockworkers announced that their strike would be postponed to January, the Port of Virginia marine terminals and support facilities will reopen on

Striking U.S. dock workers and port operators have reached a tentative agreement for a wage hike of around 62% that will end a three-day strike, a source familiar with the matter said. Port work could resume as soon as Thursday evening,

Georgia ports will resume operations on Friday morning after a tentative agreement that suspended the U.S. dockworker strike.