Breck Dumas at FOXBusiness reports the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA), which represents the 45,000 U.S. Dock Workers who went on Strike in the Fall, is returning to the negotiating table with port employers amid threats of carrying out another Strike at East and Gulf Coast Ports this month.  FOX Business confirms the ILA and United States Maritime Alliance will resume contract discussions on Tuesday (January 7th) after talks broke down in November.  The deadline to reach a deal before another Strike is January 15th.  Both parties signed a tentative deal in October - which gave Workers a 62% wage hike over six years - to end a three-day Strike, but left issues related to automation unresolved.  The two sides are still at an impasse over automation.  If a second Strike occurs, the wage agreement agreed to in principle that ended the first Strike would be taken off the table and both sides would be back at square one.

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