BCMEA Archives - The Loadstar Making sense of the supply chain Mon, 04 Nov 2024 14:19:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 31889032 No end to chaos in sight for shippers as Canada’s port rows escalate https://theloadstar.com/no-end-to-chaos-in-sight-for-shippers-as-canadas-port-rows-escalate/ https://theloadstar.com/no-end-to-chaos-in-sight-for-shippers-as-canadas-port-rows-escalate/#respond Mon, 04 Nov 2024 12:51:30 +0000 https://theloadstar.com/?p=284180 Shippers face severe disruption in Canada after the weekend failed to see labour tensions decline at the country’s ports: in fact, rows on both the east and west coasts escalated. 
On the west coast, where the ports of Vancouver and Prince Rupert are affected, the BCMEA’s decision to lock out ILWU Local 514 workers today, triggered a pushback from the union and no agreement was reached.
The port of Vancouver warned customers: ...

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]]> https://theloadstar.com/no-end-to-chaos-in-sight-for-shippers-as-canadas-port-rows-escalate/feed/ 0 284180 Canada’s west coast port employers lock out union workers set to strike https://theloadstar.com/canadas-west-coast-port-employers-lock-out-ilwu-local-workers-after-strike-announcement/ https://theloadstar.com/canadas-west-coast-port-employers-lock-out-ilwu-local-workers-after-strike-announcement/#respond Fri, 01 Nov 2024 15:20:26 +0000 https://theloadstar.com/?p=284068 Canada’s ports look set to be restricted on both coasts, with west coast ports including Vancouver and Prince Rupert to be hit with labour action on Monday, following the closure of terminals at the port of Montreal yesterday.
The ILWU Local 514 yesterday issued a strike notice for Monday 4 November. But the British Columbia Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) has punched back firmly, implementing a coast-wide lockout of ILWU Local 514 ...

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