Dockworkers strike is over ... for now

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Wake up to more news in your inbox from us tomorrow morning. — Todd Davis, Senior Audience Journalist   [Dockworkers strike outside the Virginia International Gateway in Portsmouth, Va., on Tuesday.]( The walkout raised the risk of shortages of goods on store shelves if it lasted more than a few weeks..(Billy Schuerman / AP) [Dockworkers agree to suspend strike until after holidays]( Dockworkers at U.S. East and Gulf Coast ports have agreed to start moving cargo again while they continue collective bargaining with their employers on a new contract, the union representing the workers said in a statement on Thursday. Dozens of ships carrying containers and autos have anchored off the coast of major trade hubs including New York, South Carolina and Virgina over the past few days. The strike came at the peak of the holiday shopping season at 36 ports that handle about half the cargo from ships coming into and out of the United States. 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