Dock strike impacting Port of New Orleans averted

A potential East and Gulf Coast port strike, including the Port of New Orleans, set for Sunday was averted for 30 days after parties resolved a key sticking point, federal mediators have told CNN.

Shipments of products as varied as flat-screen TVs, sneakers and snow shovels could sit idle at sea or get rerouted, at great time and expense, if more than 14,000 longshoremen go on strike as threatened — a wide-ranging work stoppage that would immediately close cargo ports on the East Coast and the Gulf of Mexico to container ships.

The impact could be felt in New Orleans.

Dock strike impacting Port of New Orleans averted | wwltv.com New Orleans.