This milestone marks what's been one of the shortest, but more tumultuous, contract negotiations between the two entities in more than a decade.

SEIU 721 said it was putting a strike previously scheduled for Oct. 10 on hold after a "productive meeting" with county leaders.

Canadian labor union Unifor said on Wednesday it has reached a tentative agreement with General Motors for workers at automakers' plant in Ingersoll, Ontario.

SEIU and the U of I have reached a tentative agreement. After 8 days of striking, they are back on the job. The walkout left campus with extra trash and students without many options for on campus dining.

The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) union and the U.S. Maritime Alliance (USMX), an association of companies that operate East and Gulf Coast ports, reached a tentative agreement Thursday to end a two-day strike.