Omaha, Nebraska-based AGP, plans to expand the terminals export capacity from 3 million metric tons to 6 million metric tons. "This is another hiccup and a lot of disputes that we've been having here on the waterfront and it just needs to be resolved," said Aboudi. Container dwell times at the Port of Oakland have been improving over the month of September, according to Josh Brazil, vice president of supply chain insights at Project44. Published What are conditions like at your work place? Longshore union blames management for problems. 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. Postmedia is committed to maintaining a lively but civil forum for discussion and encourage all readers to share their views on our articles. Even "casual workers" those guaranteed no shifts begin at. The funding will also pay for a new, more energy-efficient stormwater treatment system. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. 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 labor secretary, a former mayor of Boston and a past union president, told reporters at the time that he trusted the negotiation process and would be available if an impasse occurred or he was asked to step in. After talks broke down on Friday afternoon, the unions website invited members and their friends and family to join the picket line, starting early Saturday morning. 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. No specific details were provided on the vessel other than to say it is expected to be delivered in January 2024. 4 min read . On February 21, as the vessel was transiting several hundred nautical miles off the Brazilian port of Recife, the vessel's second and third engineers were found dead in their cabins. Theyre all gone on automated terminals. By. There are concerns that cargo handling has been reduced as result of worker disruptions, but the CNBC Supply Chain Heat Map shows normal productivity. The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear a bid by the operator of the popular Wikipedia internet encyclopedia to resurrect its lawsuit against the National Security Agency challenging. Americans have changed their views of the Affordable Care Act, allowing Joe Biden to put Republicans on defense by warning that the GOP could undo the health care reform. Matching last years record setting pace, the port has handled over 5.4 million TEUs as of June 2022. A Division of NBCUniversal. To keep workers on the job past the July 1 deadline favors only the PMA. The picket line is beyond a security access area for the GCT Deltaport, which is also located on Roberts Banks. 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. When talks began on May 10, both parties agreed not to discuss negotiation details with the media. Officials said the port inspects rail infrastructure on a regular basis and has been gradually replacing its older rail infrastructure. 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. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. 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. Got a confidential news tip? When completed, the fully assembled floating wind turbines would be towed by sea from the Port of Long Beach to the offshore wind farms located more than 20 miles from the coast in federal waters in Central and Northern California, where the wind is consistently strong, the port said. With ILWU-PMA contract negotiations now underway, all eyes are on the negotiating table as the two sides work out a new labor contract . Those concerns are reflected in Vilsacks recommendations. accusing them of taking part in a slowdown that amounted to a strike in all but name," Times of San Diego reports. Together these contracts cover 1.3 million workersand there are hundreds of thousands more covered under the hundreds of smaller contracts that are also expiring. In an open letter explaining ILWU . Feb 28, 2023 7:49 PM by The PLA Navy has a strong need to attract skilled, tech-savvy personnel to its modernizing fleet,and it has a specific need to develop a pool of carrier-qualified fighter pilots. We thank cargo owners and terminal operators for working with us to make operations more efficient, and of course dockworkers for their dedicated labor. The workers prevailed, and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union has been a powerful force on the docks ever since. Seroka to ILWU: Thank You'. The conditions are extraordinarily favorable right now, with a hot summer of strikes and other social struggles taking place all over the world. John Moore via Getty Images Start your day with Sunrise, a roundup of B.C. Tensions are rising in West Coast port labor battles as unions and port management trade accusations about worker productivity and the awarding of job assignments. December 7, 2021 / in Industry News, Industry Trends, Supply Chain / by Tony Nuzio. The port said that having two shore power outlets at the cruise ship terminals will result in at least a 90 percent overall reduction of harmful pollutants(while the ships are docked) such as Nitrous Oxides (NOx) and Diesel Particulate Matter (DPM) as well as a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. The playbook was already established earlier this year in the refineries, when the United Steelworkers blocked a strike by US oil workers and pushed through a contract that was worked out in close collaboration with the Biden Administration. Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page. Schmidt said the ILWU pensioners are helping get the younger members of the local up to speed. The employers are also apparently demanding longer working hours. The PMA told Bloomberg that it has already submitted its first proposal to the ILWU. This helps me tell my kids that theres still opportunity here in Everett, Hoekendorf said. 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. But longshoremen said the contract they want is for the entire West Coast, where a strike would indefinitely close all ports in the region. 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. More at KPBS, In coordination with the ILWU Coast Longshore Division, four ILWU workers spoke with NPR on the impacts of automation. 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. 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. In making the acquisitions ONE joins larger competitors which have also been expanding their ownership of terminals. 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.. We continue to expect cargo flows to remain at all-time highs, putting further stress on the supply chain and increasing inflation, the letter said. All important to moving cargo are the longshore workers who unload . But despite previous negotiations leading to labor disputes, they said this round hasnt gotten there yet. No doubt the joint statement was worked out in close consultation with the White House. In addition, 5,793,621 TEUs moved through the port during the first seven months of the year up 4.6% over the same period last year. The seven days after the holiday are considered a national holiday. The company said it contacted the FBI soon after discovering the attack. Support us by subscribing today: The Vancouver Sun | The Province. 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. In January, some 100 ships were waiting to get into the port complex, but that total is now down to 60 or even as low as 20 at times, Port of Long Beach Executive Director Mario Cordero said Tuesday. Shipping containers at the Port of Seattle. The longshore and warehouse union at Westshore Terminals is on strike, suspending operations at one of Canadas largest and busiest ports for moving coal. Mr. Adams has said the carriers are making massive profits off the backs of workers who risked their lives to keep cargo flowing during the Covid-19 pandemic. Look at other places in the United States, like Flint, Mich., Detroit, Mich., Youngstown, Ohio. What do you think dock workers should be fighting for? This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. The two sides have negotiated West Coast collective bargaining agreements since the 1930s and work stoppages have historically been rare. We are confident that we will reach a coastwide agreement as we have for nearly 90 years.. More at Port Technology, Despite just a modest rise in consumer spending nationally, the Port of Long Beach reported its busiest July on record Tuesday, with an increase in the movement of empty containers offsetting drops in imports and exports. 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. Shane Brienen, mayor of Houston, B.C. May 23, 2022. Already, two of the 13 container terminals at the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports are automated, with plans for two more in progress. MONTI: Those jobs would all be gone. Critically, the shipping and freight industries are increasingly assuming a central role in the strike movement. 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. [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.. Neither party is preparing for a strike or a lockout, contrary to speculation in news reports. More than 20,000 West Coast dock workers may be working without a contract shortly. 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. 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. More at KXRO>, A $30 million federal grant will go toward a project to replace diesel yard tractors with electric ones and to construct electric equipment charging infrastructure in Long Beach, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced Friday, Oct. 28. More at the Port of San Diego, From The Economist: The Pacific Maritime Association argues that automation will actually will increase employment by enabling ports to move more cargo. 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. Last week, multiple reports say that several U.S. soybean producer groups are planning to help fund the construction of the terminal that would be used to ship soybean meal exports. Longshore & Shipping News shares excerpts from media sources around the world. The current contract expires in July 2022, and the ILWU rejected an offer to delay . 2023 Vancouver Sun, a division of Postmedia Network Inc. All rights reserved. West Coast Longshoremen Will Seek New Contract in 2022 (file photo) Published Nov 24, 2021 1:23 PM by The Maritime Executive U.S. West Coast ports and terminal operators are heading into their. More at Port of Long Beach, U.S. logistic managers are bracing for delays in the delivery of goods from China in early January as a result of canceled sailings of container ships and rollovers of exports by ocean carriers. One member of Bidens port envoy task force put this frankly when he told an industry publication that slowdowns or employer lockouts [would] not be tolerated this year., The ILWU itself had requested a suspension of talks in May, which indicates that the PMA is playing hardball and demanding sweeping concession on automation, working hours and other areas, but the union has not even bothered to call a strike authorization vote. Trucker Bill Aboudi feels caught in the middle. The contract that expired last Friday covered workers at ports from California to Washington state that handle nearly 40% of U.S. imports. Published May 9, 2022 Edwin Lopez Managing Editor Mario Tama via Getty Images It's official: The International Longshore and Warehouse Union will begin its long-anticipated contract negotiations with the Pacific Maritime Association on May 10. Along the Columbia River, those include the ports in Astoria, Longview, Vancouver, Portland, Kalama, St. Helens and Rainier. 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. LOS ANGELES (AP) A contract between shipping companies and 22,000 West Coast dockworkers expired over the weekend. One year later there are almost none. Under the current contract, basic wages (without any skill level) start at $33.31 per hour and top out at $46.23. Union and management recently announced they were unlikely to reach agreement before July 1. More at Transport Topics>, The Port of Stockton received $9.63 million for the Rail Rehabilitation & Upgrade Project. Jerome Roberts, GVP of marketing at supply chain consulting company Blume Global, told CNBC the one shift protest had no lasting productivity impact. The two negotiating parties have signed a statement saying they will not partake in lock-outs or slowdowns during the negotiating process. We have always been very aware of and protected our maritime business, said Julianna Marler, CEO of the Port of Vancouver. Zero-calorie sweetener linked to heart attack and stroke, study finds, Swap meet at historic Alpine Village, near Torrance, says goodbye, Redondo in No. The strikers won a coastwide contract, union hiring halls and higher pay. A contract between shipping companies and 22,000 West Coast dockworkers expired on Friday, July 1, 2022, but both sides continue to talk and said they want to avoid a strike. Coal accounts for 45 per cent of B.C.s total mining revenue. But Seroka also said he had confidence that business would return to the Los Angeles-Long Beach port complex. The terminal operators bargain together, represented by PMA. The pandemic presented a particular challenge that saw the ranks of longshore workers and port terminals pulling together as cargo surged and ships congregated outside the breakwater waiting to be unloaded. Comments may take up to an hour for moderation before appearing on the site. Indeed, he does not have to bother issuing an injunction if the ILWU is determined to prevent a strike and force through a sellout contract. 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. Wednesday's closure was local to the Port of Oakland. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. The next issue of Sunrise presented by Vancouver Sun will soon be in your inbox. In 1934, they embarked on an 83-day strike that plunged San Francisco into a state of anarchy and crippled the regional economy. 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. 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. close collaboration with the Biden Administration, In warmongering speech, Biden lines up trade unions for US-NATO proxy war against Russia. On Sunday, the union was handing out an information pamphlet to workers who arrived to be part of the picket line. "Over the last few weeks, it appears productivity and port activity has been consistent respectively across the ports at Oakland, Seattle, Long Beach, and even Los Angeles, which recently had a labor slowdown. That all depends on whether a new contract can be finalized between the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU). Port operations continue without disruption and we expect this to remain so as the parties continue to work towards an agreement, Noel Hacegaba, deputy executive director of the Long Beach port, said in a written statement. The port is also planning around the Industrial Rail Corridor Expansion project, a $74 million venture to add rail tracks and expand capacity. The backlog, anything that comes off the water that needs to go on the raid, from the rail to the water, is not moving," said Aboudi. 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. A Bloomberg analysis in November found that nearly 200 large union contracts (covering at least 1,000 workers) would expire between then and the end of 2022. Dockworkers should form a rank-and-file committee to challenge and mobilize opposition to the corporatist policies of the ILWU and to campaign for support from workers in other industries. Conversely, to keep dockworkers on the job would also hurt the position of workers in related industries such as trucking, the railroads and warehouses. West Coast longshore workers have never been a timid bunch. Published Longshoremen walked-off early in the morning in hopes of making an incredibly powerful point: they want a labor agreement from the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) that represents the port's cargo ship carriers and terminal operators. ILWU, PMA say they are not preparing for a longshore strike or lockout Published June 14, 2022 Edwin Lopez Managing Editor. Performance & security by Cloudflare. 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. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, will reportedly be used to strengthen and upgrade pavement used for cargo storage at Terminal 6, located near Kelley Point. 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. 28 June 2022 International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Local 19 President Herald Ugles (center) speaks with US Secretary of Labor Marty J. Walsh during a tour of the Port of Seattle. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York estimates that 40% of inflation between 2019 and 2021 was caused by supply shocks. Were on the side of America and good jobs over automating away jobs for the sake of foreign profits, he said. Feb 28, 2023 9:17 PM by Experts point out that there were disruptions tied to each of the bargaining efforts over the past 30 years. Shippers often lobby, even beg, for these contract negotiations to start early, well before the current contract expires. The Journal of Commerce, a trade industry publication, was the first to report the hitch this week. Westshore is described as the largest coal export terminal on the west coast of North America, taking coal from B.C., Alberta, as well as the Powder River Basin and Montana. Skill and cargo penalty differentials increase pay from there. charities linked to single Vancouver company, B.C. The Port installed its first shore power outlet at the cruise terminals in 2010. 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