Legal victory for the ILA
NewsAn appeal court has denied an attempt to overturn an earlier ruling allowing the ILA to sue USMX member carriers that use the new Leatherman...
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 ...
Tentative agreement on US west coast
NewsThe International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) have announced a “tentative agreement”...
The end for the Waterfront Commission
NewsThe US Supreme Court has ruled that New Jersey can withdraw from the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor....
Vancouver fails to get ILWU Canada support for RBT2
NewsThe ILWU Canada has rejected the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority’s offer to require a new container terminal to provide 800 ILWU jobs at c...
Auckland to put stevedores on salaries
NewsUnion calls salaried income combined with pending “dynamic rostering” a “game changer for a work life balance for Stevedores going for...
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...
US railroads prepare for strike action
NewsUnable to reach an agreement with two key unions, Class I railroads stop accepting certain types of cargo including reefer containers. Union...
Ver.di calls for 24-hour strike
NewsUnion says employer group’s latest offer is “a classic sham” and calls for a 24-hour strike at the ports of Emden, Bremerhaven, Bremen...
CN hit with strike action
NewsSome 750 railroad communications technicians at the Canadian National Railroad have started strike action....
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....
Assessing the impact of automation
NewsHave longshore hours really increased at the San Pedro Bay terminals despite automation?...
Patrick and MUA negotiate 4-year deal
NewsPatrick Terminals and Union announce “11th hour” in-principle agreement for a new labour contract....
Patrick heads to court
NewsPatrick Terminals in Australia is heading to the Fair Work Commission (FWC) in Australia this month seeking to terminate the current enterpr...