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 three-day strike that halted shipping at 36 U.S. ports along the East and Gulf coasts ended Thursday with a deal for dockworkers.

U.S. ports reopened after dockworkers agreed to return to work, ending a three-day strike that threatened to disrupt the American economy just weeks ahead of the presidential election. The breakthrough Thursday came after port employers offered a 62% increase in wages over six years,