Tens of thousands of longshoremen went on strike this week.BRYAN R. SMITHThe International Longshoremen's Association and the United States Maritime Alliance reached a deal.Port employers and striking dockworkers reached a tentative agreement on wages, according to a joint statement.The strike will be suspended until January to allow time to work out the specifics of a new contract.More than 45,000 striking port workers at docks from Maine to Texas have suspended their strike until January 15, 2025, and will return to work on Friday while contract negotiations continue, the union and organization that represents the ports said in a Thursday statement.The International Longshoremen's Association and the United States Maritime Alliance released a joint statement saying the two sides reached a tentative agreement on wages and had "agreed to extend the Master Contract" until January 15 of next year.