It took only three days for one side to blink and the potentially crippling strike at the United States’ East and Gulf Coast ports to come to an end, with likely only limited damage to America’s economy.

A 63 percent wage increase for East and Gulf Coast longshoremen helped halt the walkout, which threatened to damage the national economy had it continued.

U.S. dock workers and port operators have reached a tentative deal that will immediately end a three-day strike that has shut down shipping on the East Coast and Gulf Coast.