Strikes

Port of Vancouver truckers threaten to strike

A truck with a chassis attack drives at the Port of Vancouver.

Container truckers at two carriers serving the Port of Vancouver have voted to authorize a strike, threatening another major disruption at Canada’s busiest port as it recovers from the shutdown of rail service.

Drivers for Aheer Transportation and Prudential Transportation “voted overwhelmingly to strike if necessary” to secure a new agreement, their union, Unifor, said in a statement on Tuesday. The drivers are seeking health and dental benefits, and increased pay for waiting times. 

“Unifor...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/port-of-vancouver-truckers-threaten-to-strike

Christmas-crippling strikes announced by the waterfront union

Your Christmas has been cancelled by the MUA because the union that represents wharfies, who are paid 105% more than other Australians for doing 23% fewer days of work, is demanding better terms and conditions.

Early in the evening yesterday*, the shipping and trade industries were stunned by news of a sweeping range of aggressive strikes by the Maritime Union of Australia. A series of rolling 12 hour strikes are due every Monday, Wednesday and Friday for the first two weeks of November.

There...

https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/christmas-crippling-strikes-announced-by-the-waterfront-union/

French Health Pass hopes raised…

French Health Pass hopes raised… 

Good Morning Monaco – Thursday, October 14, 2021

French Health Pass hopes raised at Wednesday meeting

A meeting of the Council of Ministers on Wednesday managed to raise hopes of a loosening of the Health Pass rules while at the same time dashing them.

Four new coronavirus cases in Monaco

Four Monaco residents tested positive for coronavirus on Wednesday, October 13.

Coronavirus gap widens between UK and France

A total of 5,578 new coronavirus cases were recorded in...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/10/14/french-health-pass-hopes-raised/

Ruined Christmas Day? Blame the MUA

Photo: Irena Carpaccio via unsplash

Coming out of months of lockdown, with a nation in distress from the tragedies of COVID, and trying to shake off our economic troubles, what we really don’t need is an aggressive round of nationwide strikes designed to sabotage our Christmas.

But that’s just what your unfriendly and uncaring, Maritime Union of Australia has done.

There are in excess of 200 industrial actions planned. There are a series of rolling bans and stoppages at terminals in Sydney,...

https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/ruined-christmas-day-blame-the-mua/

Canada border officers ratify deal for new contract

Canada Border Service Agency officers inside a truck prepare to inspect a container at a port facility.

Canada Border Services Agency officers have overwhelmingly voted to ratify an agreement for a new four-year contract with the Canadian government, their union said on Thursday. 

The vote by Public Service Alliance of Canada-Customs and Immigration Union members paves the way for union leaders and the Treasury Board of Canada to sign the contract in the coming weeks. 

Over 8,000 CBSA personnel staged a daylong work-rule strike — effectively a slowdown — on Aug. 6. It caused extensive delays for...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/canada-border-officers-ratify-deal-for-new-contract

Canada border officers begin job action as slowdown hits trucking

An overhead view of trucks preparing to enter Canada via the Peace Bridge border crossing

Thousands of Canada Border Services Agency members began a work-to-rule strike, bringing delays to major truck crossings as talks between the unions and government continue.   

Nearly 9,000 Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) employees began the work-to-rule strike — effectively a collective slowdown — at ports of entry across the country on Friday morning as delays mounted for trucks at some of the busiest border crossings. 

The job action started at 6 a.m. as talks between the federal...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/canada-border-officers-begin-job-action-as-slowdown-hits-trucking

Canada border officers to begin work slowdown

Canada Border Services Agency officers look on as cargo is unloaded from a UPS cargo flight.

Nearly 9,000 Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) personnel will begin a work-to-rule strike on Friday, their union said, warning that the labor action could have a “dramatic impact to Canada’s supply chain” and imperil the government’s plans to reopen the border to U.S. travelers. 

The Public Service Alliance of Canada and its Customs and Immigration Union issued a work-to rule strike notice on Tuesday and said the labor action will begin at 6 a.m. Friday unless an agreement on a new contract...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/canada-border-officers-to-begin-work-slowdown

Canada border officers vote to strike, warn of supply chain disruption

Canada Border Services Agency officers prepare to inspect a red intermodal container.

Thousands of Canada Border Services Agency personnel have overwhelmingly voted to authorize a strike – something that could throw a wrench into port, cross-border trucking, airfreight and international parcel operations. 

The strike could happen as early as Aug. 6, the Public Service Alliance of Canada and its Customs and Immigration Union said on Tuesday. The union represents some 8,500 CBSA employees, including officers serving at ports of entry across the country. 

The threat of a strike comes...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/canada-border-officers-vote-to-strike-warn-of-supply-chain-disruption

Volvo Group posts solid Q2 results despite losing month of production

Volvo Group lost about a month of truck production in Q2 because of the semiconductor shortage. But it still posted solid results as orders and deliveries soared compared with the pandemic-impacted year-ago quarter.

Sweden-based Volvo (OTC: VLVLY) made no mention of a labor dispute at its Volvo Trucks North America unit that sacrificed five weeks of regular production during the quarter. The second strike ended last Friday, erasing two weeks of Q3 production.

The impact showed up in North...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/volvo-group-posts-solid-q2-results-despite-losing-month-of-production

Canada border officers mull strike at critical time for supply chain

Three border Canada Border Services on a boat with a ship in the background.

Thousands of members of the Canada Border Services Agency are in the midst of voting on whether to authorize a strike — something that could roil the movement of billions of dollars of goods via its border with the U.S., airports and sea ports. Nowhere more acutely than the Port of Vancouver.

Some 9,000 CBSA employees represented by the Public Service Alliance of Canada’s Customs and Immigration Union have been holding strike votes across the country since June 16. The last one happens in Ottawa...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/canada-border-officers-mull-strike-at-critical-time-for-supply-chain

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