The executive vice president of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) has issued a statement against port automation technology, including rail-mounted gantry cranes, as a key factor in stalled contract negotiations with the USMX (source: Supply Chain Brain).
READ MORE >Operations have resumed at strike-hit ports across Canada, but there's a backlog of containers to work through (source: The Loadstar).
READ MORE >Employers at most of British Columbia's ports have locked out their workers in a dispute involving about 700 unionized foremen (source: CTV).
READ MORE >The ILA has provided some insights into pending items left to negotiate in order to finalize the agreement with the USMX prior to January 15, 2025: https://ilaunion.org/wp-content/uploads/142409.pdf
READ MORE >Dockworkers at the Port of Montreal plan to halt all overtime work starting later this week in a pressure tactic aimed at management as contract talks grind on. The union representing nearly 1,200 longshore workers at the port said Monday it…
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