▁avoid ▁further ▁damage ▁to ▁the ▁economy . ▁Port s ▁re open ed ▁and ▁the ▁ 8 0 - day ▁' co ol ing - off ' ▁period ▁last ed ▁from ▁October ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁to ▁January ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁IL W U ▁was ▁still ▁not ▁satisfied ▁with ▁the ▁terms ▁offered ▁by ▁the ▁P MA , ▁so ▁they ▁went ▁on ▁strike ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁time . ▁Because ▁of ▁fear ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁extend ▁the ▁strike ▁by ▁giving ▁the ▁long sh orem en ▁work , ▁the ▁P MA ▁stopped ▁ship ment ▁of ▁military ▁equipment ▁to ▁Vietnam , ▁prompt ing ▁Congress ▁to ▁pass ▁arbitr ation ▁legisl ation ▁on ▁February ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁But ▁the ▁following ▁day , ▁before ▁arbitr ation ▁could ▁take ▁place , ▁the ▁two ▁sides ▁reached ▁an ▁agreement ▁and ▁the ▁strike ▁ended . ▁ ▁After math ▁▁ ▁While ▁there ▁were ▁still ▁some ▁dem ands ▁that ▁went ▁un met ▁after ▁the ▁strike , ▁the ▁long sh orem en ▁got ▁most ▁of ▁what ▁they ▁wanted . ▁They ▁received ▁a ▁pay ▁increase ▁( although ▁the ▁N ixon ▁administration ▁cut ▁the ▁w age ▁increase ▁nearly ▁in ▁half ▁because ▁it ▁was ▁dis pro port ion ate ▁with ▁" the ▁general ▁w age ▁and ▁sal ary ▁standard ." ), ▁bro aden ed ▁medical ▁benefits ▁to ▁include ▁dent al ▁and ▁pres cription ▁medicine ▁for ▁workers ▁and ▁their ▁families , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁p ensions , ▁life ▁ins urance , ▁and ▁a