A potential longshoremen strike could severely hamper operations at ports in Savannah, Georgia, and Wilmington, North Carolina, that have nonunion as well as union workers, experts say.
The International Longshoremen’s Association has adopted a resolute stance in negotiations with East Coast port employers from Maine to Houston. There’s speculation that sympathy work stoppages could spread to West Coast container gateways.
Solidarity between the ILA and ILWU was on display the last time the ILA narrowly avoided a strike (and the ILWU did not).
The ILA maintains that it will not accept any extension of their current contract nor any potential mediation by the federal government.
Labor peace was won at what will be higher costs for shippers and carriers.
Terminal operator ICTSI has not given up its quest for tens of millions in damages from the West Coast longshore union.
The Chapter 11 filing of the ILWU dockworkers union dates back to a dispute over two electrician jobs in Oregon a decade ago.
Just when it looked like West Coast port labor drama had dissipated, the ILWU has filed for bankruptcy protection.
The extended strike in western Canada was beginning to affect U.S. supply chains. Its resolution limits the fallout.
The U.S. supply chain has dodged a bullet. A new dockworker labor deal will keep the peace at West Coast ports.
“Patience is wearing thin. Neither side imagined it would take this long,” says the head of the Port of LA on dockworker contract talks.
This year’s peak season could see West Coast labor disruptions coincide with Panama Canal water levels impeding cargo flows to the East Coast.
Dockworkers who keep West Coast cargo flowing are highly paid. Their bid for even higher pay is starting to affect the cargo flow.
The dockworkers’ union and terminal employers are still sparring over wages and benefits more than a year after contract talks began.
“Simply put, there’s no bigger priority right now than this contract agreement,” says Gene Seroka of the Port of Los Angeles.
After labor unrest closed Los Angeles and Long Beach on Friday, ports on the East and Gulf coasts look even more attractive.
West Coast port employers and labor won’t extend their contract during bargaining, as business groups would like them to do.
Longshoremen along the U.S. West Coast say they won’t touch any shipments for Russia.
Pandemic gridlock, the Ever Given, COVID outbreaks, container shortages, flooding, Ukraine. The next shoe to drop: a labor dispute.
The port chaos cocktail: Mix 12 months of container bottlenecks with contentious contract talks for dockworkers.
Los Angeles is at the front line of the port congestion crisis. Its executive director outlines his strategy to clear anchorages.
Port of Long Beach Executive Director Mario Cordero delivers a melodious annual report.
The twin ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have been infected with COVID-19 — with at least 700 positive test results from port employees.
Multiple Lebanese government agencies may have known dangerous ammonium nitrate was stored in a warehouse.
“Employer groups should not play American ports against one another,” says longshore union leader.
Long Beach mayor taps ILWU officer Bobby Olvera Jr. to serve as commissioner.
Washington State Potato Commission wants you to get fries with that burger.
Peaceful protests and work stoppages take place on day of burial
The International Longshore and Harbor Workers Union (ILWU) wants a judge to reverse or reduce a $93.6 million jury award against it or order a new trial.
International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) will seek to overturn a jury verdict that says it owes $93.6 million to the former operator of the Port of Portlands container terminal.
A federal jury has awarded $93.6 million to ICTSI Oregon, the former operator of the Port of Portland’s Terminal 6, after finding dockworkers engaged in illegal work practices such as work slowdowns and stoppages.
A study sponsored by Canadian dockworkers has tried to quantify the impact of container terminal automation.
Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach plan further cooperation to ensure they are the “gateway of choice in North America.”
Concerns about the port automation has sparked studies by the Port of Long Beach and other California agencies.
Maersk, for the second time, was granted a permit by the Port of Los Angeles that would allow its APM Terminals subsidiary to install infrastructure for electrified, automated container handling […]
Chris Lytle to retire from top job at Port of Oakland, leaving a 53-year legacy
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An accident at the Port of Los Angeles took the life of a dock worker and injured another, ending the five-year U.S. safety record for marine cargo handling. The May […]
Vote by International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada members ups the ante in contract talks by raising the prospect of a disruption at Canada’s largest port, Vancouver.
Members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) in British Columbia will vote on authorizing a strike, setting the stage for potential disruptions at the Ports of Vancouver and […]
