Dockworkers suspend strike after reaching tentative deal until Jan. 15

The International Longshoremen's Association, the union representing striking U.S. dockworkers at East and Gulf Coast ports, reached a tentative deal Thursday to suspend its strike until Jan. 15 to negotiate a new contract. 

The strike had shut down 14 ports along the East and Gulf Coasts since Tuesday. 

The deal was reached with the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX), a shipping industry group representing terminal operators and ocean carriers.