Port of Hamburg resilient as German rail strike sparks supply chain concerns
NewsThe Port of Hamburg stands poised to weather the disruptions from the impending strike from the German Union of Locomotive Drivers (GDL)....
ILWU Canada ratifies contract settlement terms
NewsCanada breathes a sign of relief as the ILWU Canada membership votes to ratify negotiated contract settlement, ending the threat of further ...
Leadership problems on the BC waterfront
NewsAfter ILWU Canada membership rejected a tentative agreement negotiated at the bargaining table, a hastily agreed "negotiated collective agre...
BC Port strike ruled illegal
NewsAs work resumed, the ILWU Canada issued a new strike notice, which was subsequently withdrawn....
ILWU Canada back on strike
NewsThe ILWU Canada Longshore Caucus has rejected the tentative agreement recommended by the Federal Mediator, putting longshore workers back on...
BC port strike ending
NewsOperations to resume “as soon as possible” following tentative agreement between the BCMEA and the ILWU Canada....
Federal government moves to end port strike
NewsWith the BC port strike now in its second week, Canada’s Federal government has asked its mediator to recommend terms to end the impasse....
BC Port strike drags on
NewsWith the strike now in its fifth day, neither side shows any sign of moving towards a compromise; union is seeking increases of 11% and 6% i...
BC Port strike enters fourth day
NewsThe ILWU Canada walked off the job on 1 July; the BCMEA says there is no point continuing to bargain over Union demands that are “outside ...
BC union issues strike notice
NewsThe ILWU Canada says it has “run out of options at the bargaining table” and issued notice of a strike for the west coast of Canada comm...
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...
Transport strike in Finland
NewsStrikes are currently taking place across Finnish ports and other sectors of its transport industry....
FourKites analyses strike effects at Liverpool and Felixstowe
NewsThe supply chain visibility platform has consistently seen increased port congestion at ocean ports where worker strikes have occurred over ...
US moves to prevent rail strike
NewsLegislation to impose a contract on rail workers and prevent a strike across the US rail system passes the House of Representatives, but que...