Labour disruptions hit the west coast
NewsThe ILWU and PMA are rumoured to have an agreement on automation, but “rank-and-file” union members withheld labour over the PMA’s pos...
ILWU & PMA announce progress
NewsWest coast union says parties have reached a “tentative agreement” on “certain key issues”....
FourKites says west coast disruptions not hurting shippers
NewsWith import volumes falling and dwell times coming down, labour issues at LA/Long Beach are more of a “minor inconvenience” than a “se...
Labour “shortage” hits LA Long Beach
NewsPMA accuses ILWU of taking “a concerted action to withhold labour at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, resulting in widespread work...
ILWU loses Seattle jurisdiction fight
NewsThe ILWU lost its fight for jurisdiction over maintenance and repair work at Terminal 5 in Seattle; labour disruptions in LA/LB began the sa...
West Coast ports still getting left behind
NewsAn “early take” on the bipartisan infrastructure bill is that federal funding has flowed to just two projects on the US west coast compa...
Dispute over jurisdiction in Seattle holding up ILWU/PMA talks
NewsMachinists’ union accuses the ILWU of trying to hold the PMA to an “appalling and unacceptable proposal” to replace its members with I...
ILWU longshoremen refuse to work some vessels at Pier 400
NewsILWU concerns about safety of the new automated straddle carrier system highlights issues that are likely to be addressed in contract negoti...
PMA backs automation at LA Long Beach
NewsTerminal automation can improve capacity, productivity, and get terminals “to a regulatory place that we need to be by 2030” says PMA Pr...
The PMA states its case for automation
News“Automation is critical to boosting the capacity and preserving the competitiveness of West Coast ports,” PMA report claims....
Los Angeles sees huge import spike
NewsA flood of Chinese imports drove its container volume up 27.3% in October, but the Port of Los Angeles is not losing focus on its long-term ...
Automation – the gloves come off in Los Angeles
NewsAfter learning of APM Terminals’ plans to introduce automated straddle carriers at Pier 400 the ILWU has come out fighting against ano...
Dockers secure lashing rights
NewsThe International Transport Workers’ Federation met with representatives of maritime employers in the Joint Negotiating Group and agreed a...
US bill to prevent port “slowdowns”
NewsUS Senator Cory Gardner has introduced a bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) to expand the Taft-Hartley mechanism to cover...
Shipping lines to face more dock labour negotiation pressure
NewsITF affiliated transport trade unions can and will consider seeking negotiations with individual shipping Lines, if negotiations with the ma...