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Appeals court backs New Jersey exit from Waterfront Commission
Michael Angell, Special Correspondent |
Proponents of reducing the Waterfront Commission role have argued the commission oversteps its authority to combat crime on the docks and slows down hiring.
Longshore labor
Port automation clash brewing between ILWU, employers
Peter Tirschwell |
Sources say there is little doubt that automation will be a major issue for the ILWU when negotiations begin, likely in early 2022. The question is how hard it will press the issue.
Longshore labor
COVID-19 case at Seattle terminal puts West Coast on guard
Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor |
The head of the Pacific Maritime Association is instructing members to report all health incidents through an online portal after ILWU workers refused to enter Terminal 18 Monday, citing fear of coronavirus contamination.
Longshore labor
US longshore union hiring halls adjust to COVID-19 reality
Hugh R. Morley, Senior Editor and Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor |
Longshore unions continue to assign work through hiring halls on the East, Gulf and West coasts as the unions balance the need for safety measures that protect workers from COVID-19 with the demands of keeping ports open and efficient.
North American ports
Longshore labor
ICTSI Portland rejects $19 million award against ILWU
Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor |
Judge Michael H. Simon will contact the ILWU and ICTSI about setting up a new trial to determine the amount of the award.
Longshore labor
Portland judge slashes award against ILWU
Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor |
Portland judge reduces $93.6 million jury award against ILWU to $19 million, possibly bringing an end in sight to a legal battle that started with job actions that began in 2012.
Longshore labor
Australian shippers welcome court ban on strikes at DP World terminals
Keith Wallis, Special Correspondent |
Australian shippers are breathing a sigh of relief, at least for now, after a court order was issued preventing longshore workers from striking against DP World Australia amid an ongoing 16-month contract dispute.
Longshore labor
Judge to hear ILWU motion on $94 million jury award Feb. 14
Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor |
A court showdown between the International Longshore & Warehouse Union and the former operator of Portland’s container terminal is set for Feb. 14. The ILWU will argue the $93.6 million jury award it faces for work slowdowns at the port between 2013-2017 is unjustified.
Longshore labor
LBCT, ILWU share in terminal automation success
Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor |
Long Beach Container Terminal, which included the ILWU in the planning process for its fully-automated terminal right from the beginning, has avoided the labor pushback that can complicate the introduction of automation at marine terminals.
Longshore labor
Landmark judgment puts ILWU on its heels
Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor |
West Coast employers are somewhat hopeful the ILWU will view the unprecedented $93 million judgment in Portland as a wakeup call to improve labor relations and stop the bleed of cargo to ports on other coasts.
Longshore labor
Government response to union pushback to shape future port automation
Mark Szakonyi, Executive Editor |
How the US and Canadian governments respond to anti-automation pressure from longshore unions will have ramifications beyond the shaping of public perception, affecting everything from permitting processes to federal grant funding for autonomous equipment upgrades.
Longshore labor
ILWU Canada’s automation study warns of deep job losses
Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor |
A union-sponsored report on automation in Vancouver and Prince Rupert cites the potential reduction of 50-90 percent in longshore jobs as terminal operators seek to reduce operational costs, especially labor.
Longshore labor
Western Canadian port deal should ease automation
Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor |
Waterfront employers and ILWU Canada say their new contract will enable Vancouver and Prince Rupert to grow through automation while ensuring dockworkers are properly trained for new job opportunities.
Longshore labor
Daggett re-elected to third term as head of ILA
Hugh R. Morley, Senior Editor |
Harold J. Daggett, who led negotiations for the International Longshoremen’s Association that forged the six-year master contract banning automated terminals from ports on the East and Gulf coasts, was re-elected as the union’s head at its convention Thursday.
Longshore labor
ILWU, APM agree to automated LA terminal training
Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor |
A tentative agreement between ILWU Local 13 and APM Terminals assures that dockworkers will be re-skilled or up-skilled for the jobs of the future created by automation.
Longshore labor
Still no timeline for hearing of ILWU election challenge
Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor |
Three months after a federal court voided the 2018 results of the International Longshore & Warehouse Union’s election of top officers, the union is still awaiting instructions for holding a new election.
Longshore labor
North American ports
Commission vote allows APM’s electrification of automation
JOC Staff |
The vote, following more than four hours of heated and oft-raucous debate on Wednesday, is more symbolic than impactful
Longshore labor
ILWU Canada approves contract; employer vote remains
Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor |
ILWU Canada overwhelmingly approved a new contract for the ports of Vancouver and Prince Rupert, which should guarantee labor peace pending approval from the British Columbia Maritime Employers Association.
Longshore labor
Appeals court backs subpoenas in ILA wildcat strike probe
Hugh R. Morley, Senior Editor |
The Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor has the authority to issue subpoenas to members of the International Longshoremen’s Association in connection with a 2016 wildcat strike, a federal appellate court has ruled.
Longshore labor
ILWU Canada, employers reach deal to lift lockout
JOC Staff |
Operations at the Port of Vancouver will resume at 4:30 p.m. local time thanks to a tentative new labor agreement between the BCMEA and ILWU Canada.
Longshore labor
ILWU Canada labor talks continue, but lockout set
Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor |
Negotiations have resumed between the British Columbia Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) and ILWU Canada, but dockworkers at the ports of Vancouver and Prince Rupert could still be locked out at 8 am Thursday morning.
Longshore labor
Employers threaten to lock out ILWU Canada
Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor |
Waterfront employers have informed ILWU Canada they will be locked out of the ports of Vancouver and Prince Rupert at 8 a.m. Thursday if contract negotiations remain at a stalemate.
Longshore labor
ILWU Canada scales back pressure on GCT terminals
Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor |
ILWU Canada has scaled down its threatened strike at Deltaport and Vanterm terminals in Vancouver to just a refusal to work overtime at those facilities.
Longshore labor
Port automation fears spur ILWU Canada job actions
Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor |
A work stoppage at the two largest container terminals in Vancouver would be devastating for a port whose facilities are already operating at 85 percent utilization. In the terminal operating industry, 80 percent utilization is considered the limit before service begins to decline.
Longshore labor
ILWU Canada, employers keep talking after strike vote
Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor |
ILWU Canada voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike if necessary, but the union and employers have agreed to continuing bargaining until at least the end of May in contract negotiations that have been under way since February 2018.
Longshore labor
NY-NJ port moves to improve weekend productivity
Hugh R. Morley, Senior Editor |
The Port of New York and New Jersey and other ports along the Gulf and East coasts are looking at how to reduce the cost and productivity loss that occurs when longshoremen hired for the weekend are unable to work due to vessel delays.
Marine terminals
Longshore labor
ILWU Canada urges members to vote for strike authorization
Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor |
Longshore workers in Canada are turning up the heat on the employers’ association in Vancouver as negotiations that began in February 2018 still have not replaced the contract that expired more than a year ago.
Longshore labor
Australian dockworkers call off DP World strike
Keith Wallis, Special Correspondent |
Members of the Maritime Union of Australia and DP World Australia have agreed to return to the negotiating table to work on a new agreement on pay and working conditions.
Longshore labor
Global union joins fight against LA terminal automation
Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor |
The International Transport Workers’ Federation has joined the ILWU in urging Maersk to consider the social and economic impacts of its automated terminal project in Los Angeles.
Longshore labor
LA terminal automation delays can't change ILWU contract
Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor |
The Los Angeles harbor commission has put plans to automate a portion of APM Terminals’ Pier 400 facility on hold, but the delay is likely just a temporary setback.
Longshore labor
Australian dockworkers to strike at DP World terminals
Keith Wallis, Special Correspondent |
Members of the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) at the ports of Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, and Fremantle are protesting a DP World decision to cease providing workers with income protection insurance.
Longshore labor
ILA president seeks third term
Hugh R. Morley, Senior Editor |
Harold Daggett, leader of the East and Gulf coast longshore labor union, is seeking a third term just over a year after striking a coastwide master contract with employers banning automated terminals.
Longshore labor
Automation plans expose rising ILWU tensions
Peter Tirschwell |
US West Coast terminal operators see ILWU resistance to the deployment of automated yard equipment at APM Terminals Pier 400 in Los Angeles as an end-run around its own contract, which not only allows for automation but states dockworkers “will not interfere with implementation.”
Longshore labor
NY-NJ port hiring 650 as volume grows
Hugh R. Morley, Senior Editor |
Rising cargo volumes and retirements have prompted the Port of New York and New Jersey to hire more than 650 longshoremen and checkers.
Longshore labor
ILA chief pledges higher productivity than robots
Hugh R. Morley, Senior Editor |
The head of the ILA head vows production improvements as part of a union-USMX master contract that prohibited automation in East and Gulf coast ports
Longshore labor
Logistics Technology News
India's major ports dodge brunt of strike
India Special Correspondent |
A general strike began Tuesday morning.
International ports
Longshore labor
David Arian, ILWU leader, dies at 72
Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor |
David Arian, a former international president of the ILWU and more recently Port of Los Angeles harbor commissioner, was a committed activist for workers’ rights and community causes. He died Wednesday at age 72.
Longshore labor
North American ports
Indian dockworkers to join January general strike
India Special Correspondent |
Dockworkers across major public ports will join a two-day nationwide strike.
Longshore labor
Philadelphia ILA contract grants six years of stability
Hugh R. Morley, Senior Editor |
The agreement comes three-and-a-half months after ILA members on both coasts resoundingly ratified a six-year master agreement to replace the one that expired Sept. 30.
Longshore labor
North American ports
Benapole port workers end two-day strike
Bangladesh Special Correspondent |
Workers resumed work only after the Bangladesh Land Port Authority (BLPA) assured them that it will pay their wages within a week.
International ports
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