The union representing 45,000 dock workers on the East and Gulf Coasts and their employers said they reached a tentative deal averting a strike.

On Tuesday, the U.S. Maritime Alliance and the International Longshoreman’s Association restarted negotiations to hammer out an agreement. Dock workers have said they don’t want automation at ...

However, if we look below the surface, the issues raised by the striking dock workers transcends the longshore industry ...