On Tuesday, the International Longshoremen’s Association ratified a six-year contract for its 45,000 dockworker members working along the East and Gulf coasts.

Union members represent the major ports along the Atlantic Ocean, which account for 45% of all imports into the United States. The ports are not known for their efficiency, which prompted a hesitance to raise salaries and resulted in a three-day strike. Since they handle anywhere between $500 million and $4 billion worth of goods each day, the brief strike was still costly and resulted in a shortage of bananas and other fruits.