When talks began on May 10, both parties agreed not to discuss negotiation details with the media. The news follows last months figures, when NWSA reported a 4 per cent drop in volumes owing to increasing congestion at ports. ILWU, PMA say they are not preparing for a longshore strike or lockout Published June 14, 2022 Edwin Lopez Managing Editor. I think you can win the war and still keep the peace. Now, this industry can grow. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. 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. By Kurtis Lee June 30, 2022 LOS ANGELES David Alvarado barreled south along the highway, staring through the windshield of his semi truck toward the towering cranes along the coastline. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York estimates that 40% of inflation between 2019 and 2021 was caused by supply shocks. No new talks, in fact, had been scheduled for October, though there are hopes they will resume next month, according to a source with ties to the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, who requested anonymity because the two negotiating parties have agreed to not publicly discuss the talks. You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked. West Coast Dockworkers Still Talking After Contract Expires, FILE - A truck arrives to pick up a shipping container near vessels moored at Maersk APM Terminals Pacific at the Port of Los Angeles, on Nov. 30, 2021. In 2021, our training programs added more than 850 registered longshore workers, mechanics and marine clerks. Westshore has been in negotiations since October 2021 with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 502 for a new collective agreement. 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. 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. 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.. The National Labor Relations Board is expected to consider the matter in early November, with a decision coming shortly after that, the Journal of Commerce reported. Published Fri, Jun 10 2022 5:18 PM EDT Updated Sat, Jun 18 2022 3:57 PM EDT. Their current contract expires July 1 and theyve been bargaining since May. Your email address will not be published. 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. The rail upgrade is expected to replace 1,975 feet of existing track. The Seattle dispute, meanwhile, involves a terminal run by a company called SSA Marine and jurisdiction of cold-ironing work the process by which ships hook up to shoreside electrical power. Dockworkers on the Pacific coast of the United States, represented by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, are gearing up for a fierce debate as their contract nears expiry, according to various reports.With more than 22,000 workers tending to many of the busiest ports in the world, is it possible that a disruption in service could affect American agriculture? According to the companies, the project will make Imabari the first shipbuilding company in the world to use low-CO2 steel in a large shipbuilding project. While the ILWU has insisted that they will not accept a contract that leads to further automation without compensation, decades of experience, including contracts in 2008 and 2014 which opened the door for automation, proves that this is not the case. Despite meeting with President . Cloudflare Ray ID: 7a108fd6c8877e1a 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. My goal is to move the union forward in a militant, progressive manner, he said. Walsh visited the Los Angeles-Long Beach ports a year ago. The contract was slated to expire in 2019 until ILWU members voted to extend it. The strikers won a coastwide contract, union hiring halls and higher pay. He had. close collaboration with the Biden Administration, In warmongering speech, Biden lines up trade unions for US-NATO proxy war against Russia. The ILWU Coast Longshore Division represents 22,000 ILWU workers at 29 ports on the West Coast. The International Longshore and Warehouse Union issued only a written statement from Willie Adams, ILWU international president. In an interview with Transport Topics published the day before the ILWU-PMA statement was made public, Harbor Trucking Association President Matt Schrap lent his support to a so-called double flex proposal. Visitors who do not have a port pass have to scan a drivers licence or other identification in order to get clearance and then reach the picket line, which is set up outside the Westshore Terminals work site. The Pacific Maritime Association and the ILWU have agreed not to discuss the negotiations while they continue. However, Bidens preferred strategy is to suppress and prevent a struggle by dockworkers through the corporatist collaboration of the union with the port operators and the government. Like the 1934 dockworkers strike which led a general strike in San Francisco, a strike today by West Coast dockworkers would encourage other sections of workers, such as long-haul truck drivers and warehouse workers, who face similar threats to their lives and livelihoods. The Maritime Executive, Published 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. Feb 28, 2023 10:48 PM by The previous agreement between the two sides expired on July 1, 2022 . Some preview of the likely positions to be taken during contract negotiations between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA), which started May 10 in could be gleaned from two video interviews recently conducted by Gene Seroka, executive director of the Port of Los Angeles. By. However, a lockout in 2002 and an eight-day strike in 2015 cost the U.S. economy billions of dollars and forced the administrations of then-presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama to intervene. charities linked to single Vancouver company, B.C. Shippers often lobby, even beg, for these contract negotiations to start early, well before the current contract expires. But Mr. Adams responded in writing to questions about his background and objectives. One U.S. logistics manager recently told CNBC they were avoiding the Seattle/Tacoma Port by using the UP to Norfolk Southern rail route to the Port of Virginiawhere their cargo was loaded on a Hapag Lloyd vessel. 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. With ILWU-PMA contract negotiations now underway, all eyes are on the negotiating table as the two sides work out a new labor contract . Containers that used to dwell for eight or more days are now waiting four to five days on average. . In June, 876,611 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units were moved, the best June in the ports 115-year history. Established in 2017 by three Japanese shipping companies, ONE said the acquisition of the interests in the terminals from its Japanese parent companies is part of its growth strategy and will safeguard access to terminal capacity in key and strategic gateways. The NRF estimates that a full strike or lockout at the West Coast ports could cost the economy $1.9 billion a day, though it declined to . They are taking place against the backdrop of surging imports that left backlogs of ships anchored offshore, and declining exports. The Port of Los Angeles diverted 40,000 containers to the Port of Long Beach in August when dockworkers at the Port of LA refused to work at the automated section of APM Terminals, the largest container-handling facility citing safety concerns. Officials said the port inspects rail infrastructure on a regular basis and has been gradually replacing its older rail infrastructure. Meanwhile, the ILWU claims that SSA Marine, a member of the Pacific Maritime Association, "circumvented the assignment of work" by having the National Labor Relations Board get involved and award the cold ironing jobs to another union, work that should have gone to their members according to contract terms. 2023 FOX Television Stations, until WED 9:00 AM PST, Mendocino County Coast, until WED 4:00 AM PST, Santa Lucia Mountains and Los Padres National Forest, from WED 2:00 AM PST until WED 8:00 AM PST, Carquinez Strait and Delta, from THU 2:00 AM PST until THU 8:00 AM PST, Carquinez Strait and Delta, from WED 1:00 AM PST until WED 8:00 AM PST, North Bay interior valleys, East Bay Interior Valleys, Santa Cruz Mountains, Santa Lucia Mountains and Los Padres National Forest, High Stakes: Sports Betting in California, 'Yellowstone' star Wes Bentley speaks out on season 5 and Kevin Costner rumors, Stunning video shows Mercury passing by the sun, Oakland sideshow video: Semi-truck spins as crowd cheers, climbs trailer, Care Flight medical plane crash in Nevada leaves 5 dead: report, Another US agency assesses COVID-19 origin likely a Chinese 'lab leak': report. In 1934, they embarked on an 83-day strike that plunged San Francisco into a state of anarchy and crippled the regional economy. 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Westshore Terminals Investment Corp. is Vancouver-based and listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange. Voyages from MSC Cruises, Fred Olsen Cruise Lines, Scenic Luxury Cruises, Oceania Cruises and American Queen Voyages are also on the port calendar. 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. Published May 9, 2022 11:48 PM by The Maritime Executive. The Pacific Maritime Association, representing employers, did not respond to two emails seeking comment. "We are shocked that SSA is taking such an action, and we are currently regrouping to determine how to proceed in negotiations while we watch an employer violate the very provision of the contract over which the parties were bargaining," Williams said. One year later there are almost none. 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. Last month, Biden signed the Ocean Shipping Reform Act meant to make shipping goods across oceans cheaper and blasted the concentration of corporate shipping in the hands of nine foreign-owned companies. The agreement covers 29 Pacific Coast ports stretching from California to Washington State that handle almost 40% of U.S. imports. 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. The total empty and loaded container volume for FY 2022 was 207,695 TEUs up from 137, 344 TEUs in FY 2021. Unionized dockworkers also are seeking a raise and argue that shipping lines can afford it. Schmidt said the ILWU pensioners are helping get the younger members of the local up to speed. Notify me by email when the comment gets approved. CNBC was told the vessel operation was idled for one shift and the issue was resolved. The labor battle is complicating the talks that cover 29 West Coast ports and raises the threat of disruptions at major American gateways for trans-Pacific trade, including the country's busiest. The project will entail construction of a four-lane, rail-roadway grade separation, which will allow unimpeded truck access to an 80-acre marine support facility (MSF) on Terminal Island, a central location serving all terminals in the San Pedro Bay port complex. Hear the full broadcast at NPR, In March it was announced that Ag Processing Inc (AGP) had approved a major expansion and upgrade of its export facilities in Aberdeen, Washington. In a letter sent to the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) on November 16, the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA), which comprises some seventy ocean carriers and terminals at twenty-night West Coast ports, proposed extending its contract with the union for an additional year. The proposed Pier Wind facility would span up to 400 acres of newly built land, located southwest of the Long Beach International Gateway Bridge within the Harbor District. The record high 109 ships waiting to enter the ports came on Jan. 9, 2022. Comments in the business press indicate that the PMA is pushing for major concessions from workers on the issue of automation, which it wants to use to render some of the highest-paid jobs redundant. Caravos Harmony left Port Elizabeth, South Africa on February 10 and got under way for Brazil. More at Maritime Executive, From a Dec. 16 POLB news release: More than 20,000 West Coast dock workers may be working without a contract shortly. 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