Charging that maritime employers are “dragging their heels” in deadlocked negotiations, Port of Montreal longshoremen today began an “indefinite” ban on overtime work in another industrial action short of a general strike.
Amid mixed traffic trends, leading ports of Canada’s East Coast are continuing to map infrastructure projects to boost market penetration.
While a devastating strike looms on the US East and Gulf coasts, Canada is dealing with its own labour conflict at the Port of Montreal, the largest Canadian container gateway on the Eastern Seaboard.
As a pressure tactic in the midst of deadlocked negotiations with all maritime employers, the union representing 1,150 longshore workers at the Port of Montreal today announced that a three-day strike would begin as of 7 a.m. Monday and last until Thursday.
Amidst ongoing waterfront labour conflicts on Canada’s West Coast, a work stoppage has been threatened by longshoremen at the Port of Montreal, eastern Canada’s leading container gateway.
Canada’s West Coast ports with their proximity to Asia handle more than 350 million tons, with the Port of Vancouver leading the way.
It’s here-we-go-again time in Canada-US trade relations on softwood lumber.
A strike slated to start by 600 unionized ship and dock foremen in British Columbia has been averted because of a decision announced Sunday by the Canada Industrial Relations Board.
Logistec Corporation, one of the crown jewels of Canada’s marine industry, has embarked on a new chapter in its 70-year history following its acquisition in January by NY-based Blue Wolf Capital Partners for approximately C$1.2 billion.
Amidst low global economic growth and trade trends plus service adjustments by ocean carriers, Canadian ports on the east coast are increasingly competing against each other for container business.
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