Canadian Maritime Employers Association (MEA) 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 Port of Montreal set for new strike at TerMont terminals tomorrow https://theloadstar.com/port-of-montreal-set-for-new-strike-at-termont-terminals-tomorrow/ https://theloadstar.com/port-of-montreal-set-for-new-strike-at-termont-terminals-tomorrow/#respond Wed, 30 Oct 2024 11:17:51 +0000 https://theloadstar.com/?p=283770 ILA union members at the port of Montreal have called another strike, starting tomorrow, which is expected to impact operations, says the Maritime Employers’ Association (MEA). 
The MEA said yesterday: “Discussions over the past few hours have failed to bring the union back to the table in a constructive manner.
“The longshoremen’s union is therefore preparing to launch an unlimited general strike at the Viau and Maisonneuve terminals operated by TerMont, ...

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]]> https://theloadstar.com/port-of-montreal-set-for-new-strike-at-termont-terminals-tomorrow/feed/ 0 283770 Overtime ban at port of Montreal goes on as ‘special mediator’ is rejected https://theloadstar.com/overtime-ban-at-port-of-montreal-goes-on-as-special-mediator-is-rejected/ https://theloadstar.com/overtime-ban-at-port-of-montreal-goes-on-as-special-mediator-is-rejected/#respond Tue, 22 Oct 2024 11:56:45 +0000 https://theloadstar.com/?p=283267 Canadian shipping stakeholder hopes of a prompt resolution of the dispute at the port of Montreal have been quashed, after Canadian minister of labour Steven MacKinnon’s proposal for “special mediation” was rejected.  
Last Tuesday, Mr MacKinnon made a proposal to the Maritime Employers Assocation (MEA) and Montréal Longshoremen’s union Local 375 to appoint “a special mediator” so the parties could “resume negotiations without any pressure tactics from either side, over ...

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]]> https://theloadstar.com/overtime-ban-at-port-of-montreal-goes-on-as-special-mediator-is-rejected/feed/ 0 283267 Ottawa proposes new mediator to break deadlock in Montreal port labour talks https://theloadstar.com/ottawa-proposes-new-mediator-to-break-deadlock-in-montreal-port-labour-talks/ https://theloadstar.com/ottawa-proposes-new-mediator-to-break-deadlock-in-montreal-port-labour-talks/#respond Thu, 17 Oct 2024 10:34:13 +0000 https://theloadstar.com/?p=282870 Canada’s labour minister, Steve McKinnon, is trying to breathe new life into the stalled contract negotiations between Montreal dockworkers and the Maritime Employers Association (MEA), suggesting the appointment of a special mediator to hammer out an agreement.
In a social media post, the minister said the two sides had until tomorrow accept or reject the offer of a 90-day mediation, with no strikes or lock-outs during the talks.
The 1,200 dock workers ...

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]]> https://theloadstar.com/ottawa-proposes-new-mediator-to-break-deadlock-in-montreal-port-labour-talks/feed/ 0 282870 Ban on overtime at port of Montreal a threat to supply chains, says MPA https://theloadstar.com/ban-on-overtime-at-port-of-montreal-a-threat-to-supply-chains-says-mpa/ https://theloadstar.com/ban-on-overtime-at-port-of-montreal-a-threat-to-supply-chains-says-mpa/#respond Fri, 11 Oct 2024 11:10:32 +0000 https://theloadstar.com/?p=282488 Canada’s port of Montreal (MPA) is “concerned” about the supply chain impacts of the port workers’ overtime strikes that began yesterday morning.  
The ban on overtime started at 7am, after notice filed by the Longshoremen’s Union Local 375, and is set to last “indefinitely”.  
The Montreal Port Authority said it “remains concerned about the impact of pressure tactics on the logistics chain and on the supply of goods and commodities ...

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