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A look back at 1977: Will dockworkers strike?

12 April 2023

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FreightWaves explores the archives of American Shipper’s nearly 70-year-old collection of shipping and maritime publications to showcase interesting freight stories of long ago.

In this week’s edition, from the March 1977 issue of American Shipper, FreightWaves looks back at a letter from publisher David A. Howard discussing possible dockworker strikes.

Will dockworkers strike on...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/a-look-back-at-1977-will-dockworkers-strike

Lawmakers plead for deal ahead of dockworker contract deadline

1 July 2022

With the U.S. West Coast dockworker contract set to expire on Friday, lawmakers and shippers are getting increasingly nervous about the potential fallout if terminal management and labor are unable to succeed at the bargaining table.

In a letter sent on Thursday to Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU), 21 congressional Democrats, led by Rep. Linda Sánchez of California, urged the two sides to “stay committed to the collective bargaining...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/lawmakers-plead-for-deal-ahead-of-dockworker-contract-deadline

Regulators ask Biden for ‘immediate’ dockworker vaccinations

29 January 2021

The wave of dockworkers testing positive for COVID-19 up and down the U.S. coasts has prompted maritime regulators to seek help directly from the White House.

In a letter sent Thursday to President Joe Biden, Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) Commissioners Carl Bentzel and Daniel Maffei asked that in addition to prioritizing dockworkers for vaccines – which they requested from the Trump administration in December – they should be given access, in the interim, to rapid testing to minimize port...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/regulators-ask-biden-for-immediate-dockworker-vaccinations

Importers ‘close to breaking point’ as tension rises at Sydney’s Port Botany

17 September 2020

Other strike-hit container terminal operators and supply chain players are backing a DP World Australia bid to end the “crippling” industrial action at Sydney’s Port Botany.
Work stoppages by the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) have caused an 11-day cargo backlog at the port, with a knock-on effect of container supply chain congestion spreading to Melbourne and Brisbane as vessels are diverted.
On Tuesday, DP World lodged an application with the Fair …

The post Importers ‘close to breaking...

https://theloadstar.com/importers-close-to-breaking-point-as-tension-rises-at-sydneys-port-botany/

Port of Long Beach marks best month ever

19 August 2020

Executive Director Mario Cordero heralded the news that the Port of Long Beach had its busiest month ever in July as “a bright spot in the midst of the devastating effects of the coronavirus on the economy.”

The port said terminal operators and dockworkers in July moved 753,081 twenty-foot equivalent units, topping a record set in June 2018 of 752,188 TEUs.

Total volume was up an impressive 21.1% in July compared to the same month in 2019.

“Supply chain workers at the Port of Long Beach...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/port-of-long-beach-marks-best-month-ever

Longshore unions across nation pay tribute to George Floyd

9 June 2020

Members of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and U.S. Maritime Alliance (USMX) from Maine to Texas conducted a “peaceful protest hour” on Tuesday in honor of George Floyd.

And on the West Coast, International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) dockworkers paused for nine minutes, symbolizing the nearly nine minutes a Minneapolis officer had a knee on Floyd’s neck.

Floyd, the man who became a symbol of the Black Lives Matter movement after his May 25 death, was laid to rest in...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/longshore-unions-across-nation-pay-tribute-to-george-floyd

COVID-19: IMO Chief Seeks UN Support over Keyworker Designation for Crew

3 April 2020

IMO Secretary-General asked UN agencies to support the designation of seafarers, port workers as key personnel.

https://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/293713/covid-19-imo-chief-seeks-un-support-over-keyworker-designation-for-crew/

Port of Oakland: Dockworker Falls Off Ship to His Death

1 April 2020

A longshore worker fell to his death from the deck of a containership berthed at the Port of Oakland, California.

https://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/293534/port-of-oakland-dockworker-falls-off-ship-to-his-death/

Anger from feeder lines over new lashing rule from dockers’ union

6 January 2020

Six European feeder and shortsea lines are challenging the extension of a “dockers’ clause” covering container lashing operations in ports to Europe.
The dockers’ clause stipulates that lashing operations must be undertaken by International Transport Workers Federation (ITF)-affiliated unions and originally became part of the International Bargaining Forum (IBF) agreement between an International Maritime Employment Council (IMEC) negotiating group and the ITF in February 2018, and has been...

https://theloadstar.com/anger-from-feeder-lines-over-new-lashing-rule-from-dockers-union/

#LashingIsDockersWork: ITF Dockers’ Clause Comes Into Force

2 January 2020

The ITF “Dockers’ Clause” comes into force in Canada and Europe. A lot has been said about what is commonly called the Dockers Clause, but it’s worth reviewing exactly what the clause is and what it means to ITF affiliated dockers’ unions.

Image Credits: itfseafarers.org

Let’s start from the beginning:

Under ITF policy, seafarers’ affiliates have the right to sign what are known as ITF Agreements on Flag of Convenience ships that are beneficially owned in their nation. These collective agreements...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/lashingisdockerswork-itf-dockers-clause-comes-into-force/

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