US dockworkers and shipping industry officials reach a tentative labor agreement, overcoming differences over the introduction of automated machinery at ports (Peter Eavis/New York Times)

Peter Eavis / New York Times:
US dockworkers and shipping industry officials reach a tentative labor agreement, overcoming differences over the introduction of automated machinery at ports  —  Dockworkers and employers on the East and Gulf Coasts had until Jan. 15 to reach a new agreement that settled differences over automation.