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☆ Canadian West Coast ports strike to be decided in all-union vote on Tuesday
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( Lori Ann Larocco | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The fate of operations at West Coast ports in Canada will be decided on Tuesday, July 25, when rank-and-file members of the International Longshoremen and Warehouse Union Canada will vote on a tentative deal with port ownership. The plan to send the deal to a full union vote comes after a week of confusion and turmoil at the ports. For the vote, work will stop from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Pacific Time on Tuesday across all ports. Weekly rail trade data aggregated by the American Association of Railroads reveals a total decrease of 82.4% in rail trade over the course of the 13-day strike. When the first strike ended on its thirteenth day, delays for rail containers were estimated at 39 to 66 days.

Persons: Seamus O'Regan, Vancouver and Prince Rupert, Eric Byer, Byer, Destine Ozuygur Organizations: Warehouse Union Canada, Canadian, British Columbia Maritime Employers Association, Canada's Labor, Logistics, CNBC, American Association of Railroads, Railway Association of Canada, Port, U.S . Trade, U.S, The National Association of Chemical Distributors, Canadian National Railroad, Government, Trade Locations: West Coast, Canada, British, Vancouver, U.S, Port of Vancouver, West, United States, eeSea

☆ Canadian West Coast ports strike is over, but it will take weeks for supply chain to recover
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( Lori Ann Larocco | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Darryl Dyck | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe strike at the Canada's West Coast ports is over, after both the labor union and port ownership accepted a deal presented by federal mediators. ILWU Canada union workers were expected to be back on the job for the 4:30 p.m. Pacific time shift on Thursday, but undoing the damage to the supply chain from close to two weeks of strike will take weeks. While the production ramp down at the ports was seen immediately, the congestion as a result of the 13-day strike will have a lasting effect on ports. The International Longshoremen and Warehouse Union of Canada begin its strike on July 1. The ports strike has already damaged the U.S. supply chain.

Persons: Darryl Dyck, Seamus O'Regan, Omar Alghabra, O'Regan, Prince Rupert, HLS, Eric Byer, Byer, Vancouver and Prince Rupert, Sara Elena, Willie Adams Organizations: Port Metro Vancouver, Bloomberg, Getty, Twitter, Canadian Labor, Warehouse Union of Canada, British Columbia Maritime Employers Association, Vancouver, US Inland Port, U.S ., Carriers, American Association of Railroads, National Association of Chemical Distributors, CNBC, Port, U.S, Products, Canada, Canadian Chamber of Commerce, Railway Association of Canada, MSC Brunella, ILWU U.S, West Coast, Logistics, Customs Locations: Vancouver , British Columbia, Canada, Coast, U.S, British, Vancouver, U.S . West Coast, Asia, Port of Vancouver, West Coast, Africa, United States

☆ U.S. trains keep derailing. Why?
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-20 | by ( Carlos Waters | In Carloswaters | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Washington lawmakers are scrutinizing the freight rail industry as a string of derailments unfold in 2023. "Trains got heavier and longer," said Mark Burrows, a former locomotive engineer. The National Transportation Safety Board, which released preliminary findings in February, is conducting a full investigation of the crash. "This was 100% preventable," said Jennifer Homendy, chair of the NTSB, at a February press conference focused on the preliminary report. Watch the video above to learn more about the freight rail industry and what might be leading to the current rash of train derailments in the U.S.

☆ Railroad Group Warns of Loose Wheels on Some Railcar Models
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-10 | by ( Kris Maher | Esther Fung | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The American Association of Railroads issued a rare advisory Thursday calling for certain rail cars to be taken out of service and inspected amid concerns that loose wheels might increase the risk of derailments. The industry group said one of its railroads had experienced three loose wheels in the cars. The cars in question had wheels that were mounted between August of last year and March by National Steel Car, an Ontario-based rail car manufacturer, according to AAR. It said that any cars, loaded or empty, that are found to have these wheel sets must be removed immediately from service.

Paid sick leave was one of the outstanding issues in the negotiations. Rail workers get zero paid sick days. Paid sick leave is a basic human right. The measure to provide seven paid sick days did not win the required 60-vote supermajority in the Senate and was not endorsed by the White House. Senator Bernie Sanders and others denounced railroad companies for refusing to offer paid sick leave.

[1/3] U.S. President Joe Biden addresses a joint news conference with French President Emmanuel Macron in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., December 1, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstWASHINGTON, Dec 2 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden signed legislation Friday to block a national U.S. railroad strike that could have devastated the American economy. But the Senate failed to approve a measure that would have provided paid sick days to railroad workers. Rail workers get zero paid sick days. Paid sick leave is a basic human right.

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