Striking clerical workers at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are back at work this morning, after they agreed to a new contract with terminal operators last night. The eight-day strike crippled the nation's busiest ports.
Only about 600 clerical workers were on strike, but when other International Longshore and Warehouse Union workers refused to cross picket lines, it shut down 10 of the 14 shipping container terminals at the two ports.
A deal was struck Tuesday after a federal mediator got involved.