This comes at a time when the ports, terminal operators, carriers, and even the new White House Supply Chain Taskforce have all been emphasizing the importance of investment and technology to provide long-term solutions to the backups in the supply chain. The previous agreement between the two sides expired on July 1, 2022 . The Jim Pattison Group owns more than 40% of WTIC shares. Skill and cargo penalty differentials increase pay from there. The last one, and those of the two other ILWU Locals at the terminal, expired in January 2022. He had. The cost got passed on, as you might guess, directly to consumers, sticking it to American families and businesses because they could.. While the contract covers only 15 cement mixers in Portland, the ILWU gloated over it in the May 2022 issue of its newspaper The Dispatcher, indicating that the union saw it as a model deal. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File). Matching last years record setting pace, the port has handled over 5.4 million TEUs as of June 2022. news and opinions delivered straight to your inbox, Start your day with Sunrise, delivered straight to your inbox, Longshore and warehouse union on strike, suspending operations at Delta coal terminal, UBC professor says not masking is racist, ableist and classist, Charitable status revoked for 12 B.C. How a 1934 waterfront strike was a major turning point for West Coast labor By Nadine Jelsing (OPB) July 11, 2022 11 a.m. Eighty-three days during the summer of 1934 will be honored forever. Soaring demand has led to traffic jams at the twin ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, which in 2021 alone moved some 20 million cargo containers. The conditions are extraordinarily favorable right now, with a hot summer of strikes and other social struggles taking place all over the world. The letter stressed that the groups are entering their peak season for imports as retailers stockpile goods for the fall holidays and back-to-school items. MONTREAL -- Ottawa tabled on Tuesday morning a bill to end the strike of the 1,150 longshoremen at the Port of Montreal and impose arbitration, with substantial fines in case of non-compliance . The Port installed its first shore power outlet at the cruise terminals in 2010. Its estimated between 100 to 200 workers are on strike. Start your day with Sunrise, a roundup of B.C. West Coast Union Talks 071222. The terminal operators bargain together, represented by PMA. International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) has turned down a request for a one-year extension of its collective bargaining agreement with shipping companies represented by the Pacific Maritime Association. In 2021, our training programs added more than 850 registered longshore workers, mechanics and marine clerks. Dockworkers went out on strike in 1971. After over six weeks of closed-door talks between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA), it appears the contract for 22,000 West Coast dockworkers will expire this week without a new agreement having been reached.The current deal is set to expire at midnight on July 1. That is up 83% from the previous 6-day average at the beginning of the month. While a new labor agreement between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) has yet to be reached, the organizations said in a joint statement issued late last week are ongoing. Three years later, union members voted to accept a three-year extension for the contract to July 1, 2022, in exchange for increases in wages and pensions while maintaining health benefits at current levels. Then on January 18 Edgar. Previously, only one cruise vessel could plug in. Coal accounts for 45 per cent of B.C.s total mining revenue. In a joint statement, ILWU and the Pacific Maritime Association, the coalition of 29 ports from Seattle to San Diego, both added they want to avoid a lockout or a strike. This is in addition to the continued strike by unionized tugboat workers, affiliated with the Canadian Merchant Service Guild in ports in British Columbia. Published Fri, Jun 10 2022 5:18 PM EDT Updated Sat, Jun 18 2022 3:57 PM EDT. Wabtec Corp., one of largest freight and transit rail equipment and services providers, disclosed Friday it was the target of a cyberattack discovered in June The threat actor later posted sensitive data on an online leak site. Experts point out that there were disruptions tied to each of the bargaining efforts over the past 30 years. The workers prevailed, and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union has been a powerful force on the docks ever since. "We've been faithfully working, even through the pandemic, without any stoppage," said Shanklin. Phillip Sanfield, a spokesman for the Port of Los Angeles, said the Maritime Exchange of Southern California reported there were 23 vessels in the port, including 17 at berth and six at anchor. But Seroka also said he had confidence that business would return to the Los Angeles-Long Beach port complex. Labor negotiations between dock workers and the West Coast port operators have hit a snag, with experts speculating that clashes over automation are partly to blame. The ruling class does not share the unions touching concern for the supposed greater good, but has taken advantage of shortages to engage in price gouging and drive profits up to record levels. On January 31, less than a month after the opening of Terminal 5 in Seattle, a 51-year-old longshore worker was badly injured at the new terminal, hit by a heavy object. While it is in regular communication with the White House, the ILWU is maintaining radio silence with rank-and-file dockworkers. Port of Los Angeles fell to third. They have formed global alliances that now control 80% of global container ship capacity and control 95% of the critical East-West trade lines. The ILWU Coast Longshore Division represents 22,000 ILWU workers at 29 ports on the West Coast. Commission agenda documents explain that the project will entail the removal of existing decaying wood ties and replace them with concrete rail ties, and replacing the rail with 136lb rail. Published In an exclusive interview with Transport Topics, Wan says the COVID-19 pandemic caused a number of shippers to begin skipping their regular stops at Oakland because it was more profitable to unload Oaklands cargo at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach and have it trucked 370 miles north, while those ships headed back to Asia to get more cargo as rates soared in 2020, 2021 and 2022. While current shifts on the West Coast ports are normally 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., 6 p.m. to 3 a.m. and 3 a.m. to 8 a.m. after the new hoot shift was implemented last year following discussions between the ILWU and Biden administration, the new double flex option would allow terminal operators to begin scheduling dockers at 6 a.m.Its on the table to start earlier, Shrap told Transport Topics, adding that it was hard to believe that a major marine terminal that handles 40% of the nations cargo opens at 8 a.m. Those are bankers hours; 7 a.m. is better, and 6 a.m. is probably the best we can get at this time and its a step in the right direction.. "We've been trying, since July, to get a contract with the PMA," saidlongshoreman Keith Shanklin. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File) The Associated Press. 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This helps me tell my kids that theres still opportunity here in Everett, Hoekendorf said. Those concerns are reflected in Vilsacks recommendations. Workers did not work at that facility for nearly four weeks. The current agreement is already a three-year extension of the most recent contract. budget help, tap here to see other videos from our team, Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account and fewer ads, Get exclusive access to the National Post ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on, Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists, Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists, Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword, Access articles from across Canada with one account, Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments, Get email updates from your favourite authors. "While there will be no . Your email address will not be published. The PMA said the "apparent attempt to try to exact leverage in local negotiations is counterproductive.". The seven days after the holiday are considered a national holiday. A similar project to upgrade a different track cost around $358,000 and was approved in May of 2022 after port officials stated that it would improve the railroad's overall . Under the terms of the definitive agreements reached between ONE and its parent companies, Mitsui O.S.K. A particular appeal must be made to unite all workers, union and nonunion, at the ports, including the thousands of casuals which form a super-exploited layer of the workforce, independently of the ILWU. The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) have launched previews of the arguments . Officials at the Port of Seattle-Tacoma told CNBC that last week there was a small number of picketers at Seattle's Terminal 5 protesting the terminal over using the Machinists Union instead of the ILWU to perform "cold ironing", a process where ships can use shore power while docked. Westshore Terminals handles more than 33 million tonnes of coal annually from its docks at Roberts Banks in Delta, even though it has been transitioning to other commodities such as potash. The contract talks, which start Tuesday, take place in San Francisco on behalf of 22,000 dockworkers at 29 West Coast ports, including the nation's two busiest ports the Port of LA and the Port. charities linked to single Vancouver company, B.C. The ILWU is the union representing Pacific dockworkers, and the Pacific Maritime Association is a trade group for cargo carriers and terminal operators. Their current contract expires July 1 and theyve been bargaining since May. Westshore has been in negotiations since October 2021 with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 502 for a new collective agreement. Many shippers were nervously awaiting this moment. [A]s we have seen from the very beginning, Seroka told industry publication Logistics Management, the Biden-Harris administration, the Cabinet, and senior policy makers have made a strong effort to develop relationships and stay available to both sides as we move through this important negotiation period.. More at the Vancouver Business Journal, For the first time, two cruise ships can now simultaneously use shore power in San Diego rather than running their diesel engines while at berth. Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka, for his part, said during his monthly virtual news briefing last week that both sides are being nudged and that U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh was staying close to both sides., But Seroka, who was traveling this week and could not be reached for comment, told the Journal of Commerce for an Oct. 25 article that he didnt see the labor dispute being resolved soon, adding, Were probably months away.. This process can only lead to massive concessions. The ILWU and PMA continue to meet regularly and negotiate local agreements and safety issues, Adams said. The California grants include the Fishermans Terminal Piling Replacement Project in Eureka, the Outer Harbor Terminal Redevelopment Project in Oakland, the Port of San Francisco Amador Street Infrastructure Improvement Project, the Port of Stockton Rail Rehabilitation & Upgrade Project, and the Seawall Replacement Project in Crescent City. Bloomberg reports that the PMA, whose board is largely made up of the ocean carriers, wrote to the ILA proposing a one-year extension citing the current difficulties in the supply chain and the importance of maintaining stable operations at this time. The last time an ILWU contract expired in July 2014, negotiations dragged into 2015 and port operations slowed dramatically despite no formal strike being declared. The International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) and West Coast employers, led by the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA), will be back at the negotiating table next year, making shippers nervous leading up to the July 1, 2022, contract expiration. The terminal operators bargain together, represented by PMA. Delayed cruise departure biggest pressure point in labour dispute at Seaspan, Seaspan tugboat workers start strike after 'impasse' in negotiations, Stressed forestry communities look for B.C. Now, this industry can grow. . The Port of Portland, which oversees Oregons only marine container terminal, has received a $24.36 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to improve port infrastructure. But despite previous negotiations leading to labor disputes, they said this round hasnt gotten there yet. Third, and most importantly, the strike was about job security -- not their . The port has now set records in six of the last seven months. The Middle Harbor Terminal Zero Emission Conversion Project, part of a $94 million federal effort in California to improve port facilities through the Maritime Administrations Port Infrastructure Development Program, is being touted as a way to improve supply chain reliability through increased port capacity and resilience. No doubt, the Biden administration is holding such measures in reserve; it had briefly considered sending the National Guard to the docks in Los Angeles and Long Beach to work through a massive shipping backlog. The plans include upgrades to its current facilities at Terminal 2, including the construction of additional storage, and the addition of a new state-of-the-art ship loader at POGHs Terminal 4. Export delays out of the Pacific Northwest are one challenge that U.S. farm exporters have been experiencing. All of the pensioners are helping us out with any questions we have about manning, or any other things we run across; we get their opinion all the time. The picket line is beyond a security access area for the GCT Deltaport, which is also located on Roberts Banks. A contract between shipping companies and 22,000 West Coast dockworkers has expired. The strikers won a coastwide contract, union hiring halls and higher pay. The reason that 14,000 longshoremen were able to take on the shipping industry is that they are an indispensable part of the supply chain; they are the gatekeepers of 29 ports that together. accusing them of taking part in a slowdown that amounted to a strike in all but name," Times of San Diego reports. "Operations in The Northwest Seaport Alliance gateway are running smoothly with terminals in Seattle and Tacoma operating at normal levels of productivity," said John Wolfe, chief executive officer of The Northwest Seaport Alliance. According to POLB, the Channel Deepening Project will deepen the Long Beach Approach Channel from 76 to 80 feet. China's PLA Navy is recruitingfemale pilots for its carrier aviation program for the first time, the service announced last week. Dockworkers must not accept being forced to labor indefinitely without a contract. No doubt the joint statement was worked out in close consultation with the White House. Among the major points of contention overall is terminal automation but the contract will also cover pay, benefits and working conditions. This project will allow us to accommodate AGPs growth and private investment here in Grays Harbor, increase international shipments of US grown and processed soybean meal, and sustain thousands of farming jobs throughout the Midwest, while creating new jobs for our community. 1 spot in processing import and export containers in August. The Maritime Executive. John Moore via Getty Images The news follows last months figures, when NWSA reported a 4 per cent drop in volumes owing to increasing congestion at ports. The fire was reported at 5:23 a.m. by a United Grain longshore barge operator, and fire crews arrived to find a working fire in a conveyor between a grain silo on shore and a barge, operated by Shaver Transportation, in the water, according to the fire department and United Grain. While the executive directors of both ports have had the authority from their respective harbor commissions to implement the fee, it was never activated because cargo owners were able to clear their long-dwelling cargo off terminals. "Unfounded rumors are rampant during negotiations, and it's unfortunate that some media publish opinions instead of facts.". A collection of moments during and after Barack Obama's presidency. (AP Photo/Damian . Longshore & Shipping News shares excerpts from media sources around the world. The proposed terminal includes heavy-lift wharves supporting large cranes to receive and handle large offshore wind components and construct the worlds largest floating offshore wind turbine systems, the port said. Logistics companies fear the latest round of accusations will only increase tensions for a supply chain and national port infrastructure already dealing with multiple labor concerns. Some truths about this ILWU shutdown: First, the strike wasn't about money. Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion delivered straight to your inbox at 7 a.m., Monday to Friday. Already, two of the 13 container terminals at the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports are automated, with plans for two more in progress. This will be the first time in years weve had a steady stream of cargo in Bellingham. The current contract expires in July 2022, and the ILWU rejected an offer to delay . My News LA, The California Port of Hueneme reported a 28% increase in revenue and a 51% jump in loaded and empty volume in 2022, according to Kristin Decas, executive director. More at Transport Topics>, The Port of Stockton received $9.63 million for the Rail Rehabilitation & Upgrade Project. MONTI: Those jobs would all be gone. LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -The union and employers negotiating a new labor contract for more than 22,000 U.S. West Coast port workers said high-stakes talks that are being closely watched by industry . The terminal is used by SSA Marine. Officials said the port inspects rail infrastructure on a regular basis and has been gradually replacing its older rail infrastructure. PUBLISHED: May 9, 2022 at 4:10 p.m. | UPDATED: May 10, 2022 at 7:56 a.m. We have enabled email notificationsyou will now receive an email if you receive a reply to your comment, there is an update to a comment thread you follow or if a user you follow comments. Shane Brienen, mayor of Houston, B.C. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. But both sides continued to talk and said they want to avoid a strike that could savage an economy already stressed by soaring inflation and supply chain woes. The Pittsburgh-based company discovered the attack on June 26 and following an internal investigation realized malware was introduced as early as March 15, 2022. Updated: 04/11/2022 05:20 PM EDT More than 22,000 unionized workers at nearly 30 ports along the West Coast are set to begin renegotiating their contract next month against the backdrop of an. More at KPBS, In coordination with the ILWU Coast Longshore Division, four ILWU workers spoke with NPR on the impacts of automation. The ports net income totaled $10.1 million for the quarter, continuing a positive trend in the last few years that has seen revenues beat expectations. Schmidt said the ILWU pensioners are helping get the younger members of the local up to speed. Currently, access to this facility for chassis and empty shipping container storage is impeded by several heavily used rail tracks and a tunnel with low vertical clearance, both of which will be addressed by the project. Feb 28, 2023 10:48 PM by In a world contending with . The Imabari Shipbuilding Group said the Copyright 2023 The Maritime Executive, LLC. The threat actor, which was not disclosed, accessed sensitive parts of the Wabtec environment, stole data and later posted onto an online leak site, according to the company. Many expect these challenges to continue through the rest of the year.. In 1971, a 134-day strike paralyzed West Coast ports. Conversely, to keep dockworkers on the job would also hurt the position of workers in related industries such as trucking, the railroads and warehouses. Labor union ILWU is being accused of slowdown tactics at Oakland and Seattle-Tacoma ports. Published Longshoremen are incensed and their refusal to work without a contract is not illegal. The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) is a labor union which primarily represents dock workers on the West Coast of the United States, Hawaii, and in British Columbia, Canada.The union was established in 1937 after the 1934 West Coast Waterfront Strike, a three-month-long strike that culminated in a four-day general strike in San Francisco, California, and the Bay Area. The joint PMA-ILWU statement was released only a few days after a visit to the Port of Los Angeles by President Biden on June 10, where he gave a warmongering speech blaming inflation on Russia and foreign competition in the shipping industry. A spokesperson for SSA declined to comment and referred all questions to the PMA, which did not respond to requests for comment. The $20 million award comes from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) discretionary grant program, which received more funding under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act passed by Congress in 2021. SAN PEDRO, Calif.- May 11, 2021 - Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka met with the membership of International Longshore and Warehouse Union Locals 13, 63 and 94 to thank the dockworkers, clerks, and foremen for their unwavering commitment to processing the nation's essential cargo throughout the . West Coast longshore, employer contract talks, Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), West Coast longshore, employer contract talks hit a snag, impacting LA, Long Beach ports, San Pedros Fish Market on fast track for long-term temporary West Harbor spot, Port of LA oil terminal project will get full environmental review. The Pacific Maritime Association and the ILWU have agreed not to discuss the negotiations while they continue. Concern over the lingering talks has prompted what Seroka called a huge segment of cargo to head for other ports on the Gulf and East coasts. A Thursday, Oct 27, report from the Marine Exchange of Southern California said a new record low was set with just one container ship "backed up" as of noon that day. Please try again. Read more about cookies here. Project44, which also collects and analyzes port productivity for the CNBC Supply Chain Heat Map, has tracked some recent issues at Seattle operations. Moreover, in spite of the joint communique declaring their mutual desire to avoid stoppages, there is no reason to believe that the PMA would not lock workers out at the first opportunity if they felt it suited their purposes. . By. According to Vilsack, agricultural shippers over the past two years have continually dealt with broken export contracts, canceled bookings, inadequate receiving windows, and shortages of empty containers and other equipment.