DP World is facing the issue of automation in western Canadian ports and finding that getting unions to agree to job losses is proving a tough nut to crack.
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BC Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA), which employs port workers in British Columbia, Canada, is threatening to close all ports in the province in response to strike action called by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) for 8 am local time today (4 November).
ILWU, on behalf of on behalf of the Longshore Locals and Local 514 Ship & Dock Foremen (ILWU Local 514), gave notice of the strike on 1 November.
The BCMEA and ILWU Local 514 have been engaged in bargaining for nearly...
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The strike of the port workers at Canada’s west coast ports has come to an end after International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Canada and BC Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) accepted the Terms of Settlement from federal mediators and reached a tentative agreement.
The parties are now finalising details for the resumption of work at the ports, according to a joint statement by Canadian ministers Seamus O’Regan Jr and Omar Alghabra.
“We thank the Union and the Employer for their...
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