The International Longshore and Warehouse Union and West Coat port operators reached a settlement on Saturday, ending the dock strike that had jammed up inbound and outbound shipping and trains feeding the docks for months.

The White House will send Labor Secretary Thomas Perez to attempt to media the long running West Coast dispute between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and port operators.

West Coast ports were closed two weekends in a row in a management lockout following months of negotiating over a union contract with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union. Furniture makers like Flexsteel say it is affecting business.

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West Coast ports to temporarily suspend weekend vessel operations in light of continued union slowdowns