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News and analysis of longshore labor, contracts, safety, strikes, disruption
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Longshore labor
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Spanish dockworkers cut deal, end strikes
Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |
The unions have accepted a 10 percent cut in wages and early retirement for its older members.
Longshore labor
ILA pens letter backing European protest of APMT, cites cyberattack
Joseph Bonney, Senior Editor |
“ILA Dockers say to Maersk: ‘YOU CAN’T HACK MAN POWER!’”
Longshore labor
Layoffs the latest escalation of Gothenburg port dispute
Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |
“We are in a critical situation.”
Longshore labor
ILWU set to vote on contract extension in August
Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor |
ILWU expected to vote on contract extension after local informational meetings are completed.
Longshore labor
Spain dockworkers, employers in strike talks
Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |
The two sides failed to reach agreement at their last meeting on June 1.
Longshore labor
Maritime
Container lines
Spain port strikes escalating
Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |
The strikes follow months of slowdown.
Longshore labor
Maritime
Container lines
Spanish dockworkers to strike next week
Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |
The union last week canceled five of eight days of planned strikes between May 24 and June 9.
Longshore labor
Container lines
ILA leader sees no ‘hiccup’ on longshore negotiations
Joseph Bonney, Senior Editor |
“Bring your cargo, it’s going to be fine.”
Longshore labor
North American ports
Spanish dockworkers to strike again over labor reforms
Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |
Spanish dockers have threatened a fresh wave of strikes.
Longshore labor
Transport, Trade, and Regulation News
Indian authorities inch toward agreement to avoid strike
India Special Correspondent |
Indian authorities and labor federations are inching toward an agreement that would avert threatened work stoppages.
Longshore labor
Gothenburg dockworkers to vote on APMT lockout
Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |
The vote will come just after Atlantic Container Line, a customer since the 1960s, told JOC.com that it might be forced to quit Gothenburg.
Longshore labor
ILWU contract extension would protect US West Coast routings
Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor |
Extending the ILWU contract into 2022 would guarantee BCOs labor peace on the West Coast for the next five years.
Longshore labor
Brazilian ports hurt by general strike but less than feared
Rob Ward, Brazil Special Correspondent |
The strike hit Santos with “paralysis and dislocations.”
Longshore labor
ILWU moves forward on contract extension
Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor |
ILWU caucus Friday votes to take PMA proposal for a contract extension to a vote by the rank and file.
Longshore labor
North American ports
Brazilian ports prep for general strike
Rob Ward, Brazil Special Correspondent |
“Every port will be on strike.”
Longshore labor
Indian efforts to avert national port strike continue
India Special Correspondent |
A consortium of seven labor federations had earlier served notice of a nationwide strike from April 19, but later agreed to defer the action until May 12.
Longshore labor
Indian dockworker strike postponed
India Special Correspondent |
If negotiations fail, it would be the second nationwide stoppage at major ports in two years.
Longshore labor
Transport, Trade, and Regulation News
India works to head off national port strike
India Special Correspondent |
Unions are protesting a reform of major port trusts through new legislation dubbed the Major Ports Authority Bill 2016.
Longshore labor
Breakbulk News
US bill reintroduced to prevent labor slowdowns, disruptions
Reynolds Hutchins, Associate Editor |
The same legislation was introduced once before without ever making it out of the Senate.
Longshore labor
North American ports
Transport, Trade, and Regulation News
Spanish rejection of dock labor reform averts global port strike
Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |
The International Dockworkers’ Council on Monday called off worldwide strikes slated for March 23.
Longshore labor
Spanish dockworkers call off remaining strikes
Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |
The strikes would have involved dockworkers stopping work every other hour.
Longshore labor
Container lines
ILWU may decide in April whether to pursue contract extension
Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor |
Employers and ILWU representatives discussed a contract extension most recently in early March.
Longshore labor
Dockworkers in Spain cancel three more strike days
Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |
Longshore labor
NJ lawmakers attempt to curb Waterfront Commission
Hugh R. Morley, Senior Editor |
The legislation follows repeated efforts by the International Longshoremen’s Association and port businesses to rein in the commission.
Longshore labor
Spanish dockers delay strike, but Europe-wide walkout planned
Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |
The dockers’ unions have called for negotiations with the government and port employers.
Longshore labor
Daggett urges ILA members to avoid work stoppage
Joseph Bonney, Senior Editor |
A statement issued at JOC's 17th Annual TPM Conference seeks to allay shipper fears.
Longshore labor
Surprises in store for ILA contract talks
Joseph Bonney, Senior Editor |
Several ILA officials threw a surprise curve ball in a pre-negotiation meeting with United States Maritime Alliance, proposing a one-day coastwide work stoppage and Washington march against “government interference” in longshore hiring.
Longshore labor
US importers, exporters urge ILA to avoid shutdown
Joseph Bonney, Senior Editor |
“Thousands of companies and millions of workers rely on these ports.”
Longshore labor
North American ports
Spain on edge of nationwide port strikes
Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |
The dockworkers’ union has said changing Spain's dock labor system would cost 7,000 to 8,000 jobs.
Longshore labor
USMX says ILA work stoppage would violate contract
Joseph Bonney, Senior Editor |
Management group for US East and Gulf coasts reminds union of contract's no-strike clause.
Longshore labor
North American ports
ILA planning one-day shutdown, march on Washington
Joseph Bonney, Senior Editor |
No date has been set for the protest.
Longshore labor
North American ports
ILA, USMX aim to beat deadline for new contract
Joseph Bonney, Senior Editor |
No date has been announced for formal bargaining.
Longshore labor
North American ports
Longshore pension fund can seek Hanjin debts from parent
Hugh R. Morley, Senior Editor |
Aside from Hanjin Shipping, the Hanjin Group has a controlling share of Korean Air Lines, and its subsidiaries range from various logistics companies to universities.
Longshore labor
ILA, employers take first step toward contract bargaining
Joseph Bonney, Senior Editor |
Shippers hope the next negotiations go more smoothly than those in 2012 and 2013.
Longshore labor
Container lines
North American ports
Spanish ports face national shutdown
Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |
The unrest has its roots in a European Court of Justice ruling from 2014.
Longshore labor
LA-LB casual hiring process resumes
Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor |
Cargo-handling at Los Angeles and Long Beach could be compromised without an infusion of new workers.
Longshore labor
ILWU casual hiring at LA-LB protects against shortages
Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor |
Waterfront employers and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union are moving aggressively to ensure there will be enough dockworkers to handle cargo in the largest US port complex.
Longshore labor
ILWU's Trump protest shuts down Oakland terminal
Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor |
Largest container terminal in Oakland falls victim to ILWU Trump protest.
Longshore labor
Eimskip averts crew strike
Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |
Eimskip has averted a strike that was planned for next week.
Longshore labor
Labor dispute at top Swedish port intensifies
Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |
The long-running labor dispute at APM Terminals Gothenburg has intensified.
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