British Columbia Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA)

Strike averted at DP World’s port facilities in Western Canada

A strike by ship and dock foremen at DP World’s port facilitiesin Western Canada has been prevented from occurring this week. 

On Sunday, July 7, the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) determinedthat the International Longshore & Warehouse Union Canada (ILWU) Local 514 cannot proceed with plans to strike on July 8 at about 4:30 p.m. Pacific Time. Union members had indicated that they would be going on strike at DP World’s port facilities in Western Canada, according to the British...

https://container-news.com/strike-averted-at-dp-worlds-port-facilities-in-western-canada/

Canadian port worker union, employer reach tentative four-year deal

Canada’s minister of labour, Seamus O’Regan and the British Columbia Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) confirmed that International Labour and Warehouse Union Canada (ILWU Canada) voting membership has ratified the four-year negotiated tentative agreement.

The agreement was reached after five months of negotiations, conciliation and mediation, and five weeks of labour actions in Canada’s west coast ports.

“The renewed collective agreement includes increases in wages, benefits and training...

https://container-news.com/canadian-port-worker-union-employer-reach-tentative-four-year-deal/

Strikes in Canada continue, alongside some peak season optimism: Freightos analysis

After four days without meetings, ILWU Canada talks with the BCMEA resumed Saturday (8 July) as the port worker strike entered its second week, while federal mediators are now also involved in negotiations.

Container ship backlogs have now developed, with more than 10 vessels anchored near Vancouver and several off Prince Rupert port. And though ILWU and ILA members in the US have pledged not to handle diverted containers to the West or East Coast, respectively, there are already reports of...

https://container-news.com/strikes-in-canada-continue-alongside-some-peak-season-optimism-freightos-analysis/

ILWU US West Coast dockers to boycott diverted ships from Canada

In a show of solidarity with their Canadian counterparts, US West Coast dockers are refusing to handle cargoes diverted from the Canadian west coast, where port workers have staged industrial action.

In a statement to CNBC, International Longshore & Warehouse Union US West Coast president Willie Adams said, “The ILWU will not be unloading Canadian bound cargo in solidarity with our Brothers and Sisters in ILWU Canada.”

There are concerns that logistical bottlenecks, a common occurrence during the...

https://container-news.com/ilwu-us-west-coast-dockers-to-boycott-diverted-ships-from-canada/

Strike continues in Canadian ports; federal mediators to intervene in negotiations

The strike of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Canada is still underway, as the negotiations have not come to an agreement yet.

ILWU Canada commenced legal strike action against the British Columbia Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) on 1 July.

The discussions and negotiations between the two organisations never stopped but have no positive development yet. Negotiations are currently paused, pending further discussion with federal mediators.

However, any government action...

https://container-news.com/strike-continues-in-canadian-ports-federal-mediators-to-intervene-in-negotiations/

B.C. port employers announce lockout

Members of the British Columbia Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) handed a lockout notice to the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Canada on Tuesday, May 28. BCMEA member companies will shut out cargo terminals of all commodities in B.C. ports including Vancouver and Prince Rupert, effective 0800 May 30, 2019. Dock workers working in cruise ship and grain operations are excluded from the lockout.

The notice came only two days after ILWU workers started employing a slowdown...

https://container-news.com/bc-port-employers-announce-lockout/

BCMEA deeply concerned about ILWU strike

The British Columbia Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) is deeply concerned about the impacts that have already been felt on the waterfront as a result of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union – Canada’s (ILWU – Canada) escalated job action.

According to BCMEA, the union stated that there would be limited and targeted job action at both terminals, such as an overtime ban; however, additional work-to-rule job actions and other tactics have been witnessed causing disruption and...

https://container-news.com/bcmea-concerned-ilwu-strike/