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The strike is coinciding with a busy tourist weekend because of a trio of Taylor Swift shows.

The two sides have agreed to a 62% wage increase over 6 years in a deal between the International Longshoremen's Association and the U.S. Maritime Alliance. The union had been seeking a 77% increase.

U.S. ports from Maine to Texas are closed due to a strike by the union representing about 45,000 dockworkers.

Hundreds of Louisiana longshoremen and maintenance workers walked off the job on Tuesday, shutting down the state’s two biggest shipping ports for everyday products from plastics to coffee.

This week, hundreds of Louisiana shrimpers say they’re leaving their boats parked, and their shrimp nets dry. The Louisiana Shrimp Association...