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☆ Latest shipping data reveals that mid-range retail is the new consumer price sweet spot
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Lori Ann Larocco | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Almost 80% of current freight orders received for peak season are for mid-range price items, the survey shows. Similar to last year, respondents expect less consumer appetite for luxury and aspirational luxury items imported. The world's second-largest ocean freight company, Maersk, recently told CNBC it expected a "normal" peak season. "There's nothing that indicates that it would be a slower peak season or a bigger peak season," said Charles Van der Steene, president of Maersk North America, in a recent interview with CNBC. "We believe in normalized peak season.

Persons: Eric Thayer, Robinson, Kuehne, Nagel, Noah Hoffman, Hoffman, hypersensitive, Charles Van der Steene, We've, John David Rainey, Rainey, Larry, Jon Gold, Nate Herman, Biden Organizations: US, Bureau, Bloomberg, Getty, CNBC, Chain Survey, National Retail Federation, American Apparel and Footwear Association, United National Consumer Suppliers, ITS Logistics, DHL, Uber Technologies, C.H, Maersk, Walmart, Uber, International Longshoremen's Association, ILA, United States Maritime Alliance, Brands Locations: of Los Angeles, Los Angeles , California, U.S, Panama, Maersk North America, East Coast, Gulf, East, North America, West, Coast

☆ Breakingviews: Globalization woes create new winners and losers
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Francesco Guerrera | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +8 min

Over the past seven decades, the world economy has grown 14-fold, powered by a 45-fold expansion in global trade, according to the World Trade Organization. World trade as a percentage of GDP peaked at 61% in 2008. The first is rising geopolitical tensions between the United States and China. The retrenchment is probably going to be gradual: global trade was still worth 57% of world GDP last year. For 2024, the WTO said growth in goods trade would pick up to 3.3%, virtually unchanged from its April estimate of 3.2%.

Persons: Chris Helgren, Joe Biden, Xi Jinping “, ”, Caroline Freund, Aaditya Mattoo, Alen Mulabdic, Michele Ruta, Ursula von der Leyen, it’s, Laura Alfaro, Davin Chor, Dario Perkins, GlobalData’s Perkins, Peter Thal Larsen, Streisand Neto, Thomas Shum Organizations: Warehouse Union, REUTERS, Reuters, World Trade Organization, Economic, Reuters Graphics Reuters, HK, Amperex Technology, European Central Bank, GlobalData, Lombard, Companies, Bureau of Labor Statistics, ECB, Thomson Locations: Vancouver , British Columbia, Canada, Netherlands, United States, China, Beijing, Washington, U.S, Taiwan, Mexico, Vietnam, People’s Republic, Latin America, Chile, Brazil, Ukraine, Geneva

☆ Globalisation woes create new winners and losers
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Francesco Guerrera | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +8 min

☆ ILWU Dockworkers Union’s Sway at West Coast Ports Is Tested in Bankruptcy
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Paul Berger | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ ILWU Dockworkers Union Files for Bankruptcy to Weather Port Lawsuit
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-01 | by ( Andrew Scurria | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ International Longshore and Warehouse US dockworkers union files for bankruptcy
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Oct 1 (Reuters) - The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) representing U.S. dockworkers has filed for a chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to resolve a pending litigation with the Oregon affiliate of the International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI). The union has listed its assets and liabilities in the range of $1 million to $10 million, according to the Sept. 30 filing made in a San Francisco court. "While we have attempted numerous times to resolve the decade-long litigation with ICTSI Oregon, at this point, the Union can no longer afford to defend against ICTSI's scorched-earth litigation tactic", said ILWU International President Willie Adams. The union in August ratified a six-year contract for U.S dockworkers that improved pay and benefits for 22,000 employees at 29 ports stretching from California to Washington State. Reporting by Jose Joseph in Bengaluru; Editing by Aurora EllisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: dockworkers, Willie Adams, ICTSI, Jose Joseph, Aurora Ellis Organizations: Warehouse Union, Oregon, International Container Terminal Services, ICTSI, ICTSI's, Union, Port, Wall, U.S, Washington State, Thomson Locations: San Francisco, ICTSI Oregon, Port of Portland, Philippines, United States, Canada, California, Washington, Bengaluru

The second person familiar with the plans confirmed the presence of several large U.S. chips companies, including Amkor, their Vietnamese partners, such as tech company FPT (FPT.HM), and Vietnamese and U.S. top officials, including Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Chip designing firm Marvell has said it plans to build a "world-class" centre in Vietnam. Vingroup (VIC.HM), Vietnam's largest conglomerate and the parent of Nasdaq-listed electric car maker VinFast , has a unit focussed on AI. Boeing may announce a deal involving the sale of 50 of its 737 MAX jets, people familiar with the matter told Reuters. Reporting by Francesco Guarascio @fraguarascio; additional reporting by Fanny Potkin; Editing by William MallardOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Joe Biden, Leah Millis, Antony Blinken, Janet Yellen, Marvell, Francesco Guarascio @fraguarascio, Fanny Potkin, William Mallard Organizations: Warehouse Union, Pacific Maritime Association, White, REUTERS, Rights, Intel, Google, Marvell, Boeing, Reuters, Sunday, Samsung, Qualcomm, Nasdaq, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, Rights HANOI, U.S, Hanoi, Vietnam, China, Taiwan

☆ Biden rejects conditions of plea deal for Sept. 11 attacks defendants
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The White House confirmed that Biden concurred with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's recommendation not to accept the conditions, known as joint policy principles, as a basis for plea talks. "The 9/11 attacks were the single worst assault on the United States since Pearl Harbor. More than 3,000 people were killed in the hijacked plane attacks by al Qaeda militants using four commercial airline jets, flying two of them into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City. The fourth plane went down in rural Pennsylvania after passengers fought back against the hijackers. Reporting by Jeff Mason and Dan Whitcomb; editing by Grant McCoolOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Joe Biden, Leah Millis, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Biden, Lloyd Austin's, al, Jeff Mason, Dan Whitcomb, Grant McCool Organizations: Warehouse Union, Pacific Maritime Association, White, REUTERS, Guantanamo, New York Times, U.S, Times, White House, World Trade, Pentagon, Washington , D.C, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, United States, Pearl, New York City, Washington ,, Pennsylvania

He will have at least one advantage: Chinese President Xi Jinping will not be at the meetings. "But the question ... is whether the United States will be able to step up." FAST GROWTH, HIGH DEBTChinese Premier Li Qiang will represent China at the G20 as its leaders cope with sagging growth and a possible property debt crisis. For his part, Xi is also finding new ways to engage the developing world, hosting a gathering of Central Asian leaders and discussing development in May. Xi is also expected to attend an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in San Francisco in November, where he may meet with Biden.

Persons: Joe Biden, Leah Millis, Biden, Xi Jinping, Zack Cooper, Li Qiang, Vladimir Putin, Sergei Lavrov, Jake Sullivan, Donald Trump's, Sullivan, White, Khulu Mbatha, Cyril Ramaphosa, Trevor Hunnicutt, Nandita Bose, Michael Martina, Carien du, Don Durfee, Grant McCool Organizations: Warehouse Union, Pacific Maritime Association, White, REUTERS, Rights, World Bank, Bank, U.S, Partnership for Global Infrastructure, Investment, American Enterprise Institute, IMF, Global, White House, Trump, Republican, South, Central Asian, United, United Arab Emirates, Economic Cooperation, Biden, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, India, United States, Africa, Latin America, Asia, Washington, China, Russian, East, Central Asia, Saharan Africa, People's Republic, Ukraine, Brazil, South Africa, Beijing, Moscow, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Ethiopia, Egypt, Argentina, United Arab, San Francisco, Carien du Plessis, Johannesburg

☆ Biden to hail West Coast dockworker union contract as possibility of UAW strike looms
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Emma Kinery | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will celebrate the recent West Coast dockworker contract in a ceremony at the White House on Wednesday. Last week, the ILWU and the PMA ratified a contract after more than a year of negotiations that prompted the Biden administration to get involved. The contract is set to last for six years and was approved by 75% of union members who voted. It included increased pay and benefits for 22,000 workers across 29 ports on the West Coast. Chronic worker slowdowns plagued the ports as negotiations lagged on, in some cases diverting shipments and leading to temporary port closures.

Persons: WASHINGTON, Joe Biden, Biden, slowdowns Organizations: ., White, Warehouse Union, Pacific Maritime Association, Biden, PMA Locations: . West Coast, West

☆ US West Coast port workers ratify contract agreement
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Containers are shown staked-up at the Port of Long Beach as supply chain problem continue from Long Beach, California, U.S. November 22, 2021. Members of the ILWU voted 75% in favor of approving the West Coast port worker agreement that will expire on July 1, 2028. The union and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) employer group reached a tentative contract deal in June. That ended 13 months of talks and eased worries that related West Coast port disruptions could hit the all-important retail holiday shipping season. West Coast ports lost some business to U.S. rivals on the East Coast and Gulf of Mexico as extended talks fueled uncertainty.

Persons: Mike Blake, Willie Adams, Jim McKenna, Pratyush Thakur, Lisa Baertlein, Krishna Chandra Eluri, Sandra Maler Organizations: Port, REUTERS, dockworkers, Washington State, Warehouse Union, West, Los Angeles, Pacific Maritime Association, Thomson Locations: Port of Long Beach, Long Beach , California, U.S, California, Washington, Long, United States, West Coast, East Coast, Gulf of Mexico, Bengaluru, Los Angeles

☆ Western Canada dock workers vote to accept contract offer
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo/File PhotoAug 4 (Reuters) - Dock workers in Western Canada voted to accept an improved labor contract after a month-long dispute that affected trade and disrupted operations at the country's busiest ports, their union said on Friday. The vote was 74.66% in favor of the terms of the settlement, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) said in a statement. The union provisionally agreed to a new contract on Sunday, averting an immediate strike, but the agreement needed to be approved by workers. The government had directed the Canada Industrial Relations Board to resolve the dispute after workers rejected a previous contract. Ottawa was seeking to keep two of Canada's three busiest ports - Vancouver and Prince Rupert - open.

Persons: Chris Helgren, Prince Rupert, Seamus O'Regan, ILWU, O'Regan, David Ljunggren, Gursimran Kaur, Simon Cameron, Moore, William Mallard Organizations: Port, Warehouse Union, REUTERS, Canada Industrial Relations Board, Ottawa, Canada's, British Columbia Maritime Employers Association, Canada’s, Thomson Locations: Vancouver, Vancouver , British Columbia, Canada, Western Canada, British, Canada’s West Coast, Bengaluru

☆ Canada dock workers vote to accept contract offer
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo/File PhotoAug 4 (Reuters) - Dock workers in Western Canada voted to accept an improved labor contract after a month-long dispute that affected trade and disrupted operations at the country's busiest ports, their union said on Friday. The vote was 74.66% in favor of the terms of the settlement, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) said in a statement. The government had directed the Canada Industrial Relations Board to resolve the dispute after workers rejected a previous contract. Ottawa was seeking to keep two of Canada's three busiest ports - Vancouver and Prince Rupert - open. The union provisionally agreed to a new contract on Sunday, averting an immediate strike, but the agreement needed to be approved by workers.

Persons: Chris Helgren, Prince Rupert, David Ljunggren, Gursimran Kaur, Simon Cameron, Moore, William Mallard Organizations: Port, Warehouse Union, REUTERS, Canada Industrial Relations Board, Ottawa, British Columbia Maritime Employers Association, Thomson Locations: Vancouver, Vancouver , British Columbia, Canada, Western Canada, British, Bengaluru

☆ Anchor Brewing, America's oldest craft brewery, just shut down. Here's what's next
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

New York CNN —Anchor Brewing, which has been America’s oldest craft brewer with 127 years in business, closed its taprooms for good on Sunday. There’s hope that could happen: Roughly two dozen different investors as well as a group of Anchor’s employees have “expressed interest in buying all or parts of Anchor Brewing,” company spokesman Sam Singer told CNN. Anchor got its start in 1896 in San Francisco, becoming the nation’s first-ever craft brewery. Under Sapporo’s ownership, production of Anchor’s beer declined every year except in 2021, according to the Brewers Association. Brewbound, a beer industry website, previously reported that Sapporo’s recent purchase of craft brewer Stone Brewing sparked concerns among Anchor’s employees of how their brewery fit into plans.

Persons: there’s, There’s, Sam Singer, Singer, Jeff Chiu, they’ve, Anchor, ” Singer, Anchor’s, Justin Sullivan, Fritz Maytag Organizations: New, New York CNN, Brewing, CNN, Anchor Brewing, Sapporo, Warehouse Union, ” Employees, Getty, North, Anchor, Maytag Corporation, Steam, Brewers Association . Brewbound, Stone, Craft, Craft Business Locations: New York, San Francisco, Sapporo USA, Sapporo, United States, North America, California

☆ New tentative labor deal reached in Canadian port negotiations
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( Lori Ann Larocco | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The International Longshore and Warehouse Union of Canada (ILWU) and the British Columbia Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) late Sunday announced a tentative labor agreement. Canadian Labor Minister Seamus O'Regan commented Monday morning on the announcement of another tentative deal. This latest tentative deal does not mean the uncertainty is over. The first tentative labor deal was rejected by the union body in a two-day vote last week. A 14-day strike has led to more than 16 canceled sailings to the Canadian ports, according to maritime intelligence company, eeSea.

Persons: Rob Ashton, Ashton, Seamus O'Regan, Berkshire Hathaway, John Brooks, Brooks Organizations: Warehouse Union of Canada, British Columbia Maritime Employers Association, Sunday, Canada Industrial Relations, ILWU, Canadian Labor, Canadian, Canadian Pacific Kansas City, Canadian National Railway, U.S, BNSF, Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern, CSX, Pacific Kansas City Locations: Burrard, North Vancouver, British, ILWU Canada, Canadian Pacific, U.S, Berkshire, East, Pacific Kansas

☆ Western Canada dock workers reject labor contract
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

OTTAWA, July 29 (Reuters) - Dock workers in western Canada have rejected a proposed labor contract that would have ended a dispute that has already impacted trade and could have more economic repercussions by disrupting operations at the country's busiest ports. "The membership of the ILWU Canada Longshore Division has said No to the terms of the settlement," the workers' union said in a statement early on Saturday and called on their direct employers to come to the table for negotiations. Reporting by Ismail Shakil in Ottawa and Gokul Pisharody in Bengaluru, editing by Deepa Babington and Lincoln FeastOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Ismail Shakil, Deepa Babington, Lincoln Organizations: OTTAWA, Canada Longshore, Thomson Locations: Canada, Ottawa, Bengaluru

☆ Dock workers at key Canadian ports reject labor deal, creating further trade uncertainty
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-29 | by ( Lori Ann Larocco | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesOverseas trade entering North America through key ports on Canada's West Coast faces more uncertainty after dock workers rejected a tentative labor deal late Friday. Canadian Minister of Labor Seamus O'Reagan, in a Twitter post Saturday, said ports in British Columbia need stability after the 14 days of strikes. "The vessel was delayed by several weeks and now the rail-bound containers sit at the Ports of Vancouver and Prince Rupert." For the third week in a row, rail traffic from Canada into the U.S. is down following the on-again, off-again western Canadian ports strike. The first two weeks of the labor strike prevented over 80% of rail trade from entering the United States.

Persons: Rob Ashton, BCMEA, ILWU, Labor Seamus O'Reagan, O'Reagan, Paul Brashier, Vancouver and Prince Rupert, Steve Lamar, AAFA Organizations: Global, Bloomberg, Getty Images Overseas, Warehouse Union of Canada, British Columbia Maritime Employers Association, Labor, . Trade, U.S ., ITS Logistics, American Apparel and Footwear Association Locations: Vancouver Harbour, Vancouver , British Columbia, Canada, North America, Coast, British, ILWU Canada, British Columbia, U.S . West Coast, Vancouver, U.S, United States

☆ Rail freight from Canada to U.S. continues to drop after ports strike
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-27 | by ( Lori Ann Larocco | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Last week, total rail volume from Canada to the U.S. was down 12%, according to The Association of American Railroad's latest rail traffic report for the week ending July 22. This was an improvement given the first full week of the strike saw a 46% decrease in rail trade from Canada, and the second week suffered a 36% decrease. Rail traffic from Canada into the U.S. had a third-straight weekly drop as a result of the on-again, off-again strike at the West Coast Canadian ports. When the first strike ended on its thirteenth day, delays for rail containers were estimated at 39 to 66 days. Adding another day with the on-again, off-again strike last week, brings the congestion removal tally up to 42-70 days.

Persons: Port of Prince Rupert, Doug Macdonald, Rupert, Blaine Davidson, Terri Shimensky, Shimensky, Eric Byer, Byer, NACD Organizations: The Association of American, West Coast, Railway Association of Canada, CNBC, The Railway Association of Canada, Port, National Association of Chemical Distributors, CN, U.S ., Railroads, Canada, Association of American Railroads Locations: Canada, Port of Vancouver, Port of, Vancouver, Ohio, of Long, U.S . West Coast, U.S, Chicago, West

☆ Canada's port workers union leadership backs new contract deal
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( Steve Scherer | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

OTTAWA, July 21 (Reuters) - Canada's Pacific dock workers' union leadership on Friday backed a tentative contract agreement with employers and will recommend the ratification of the contract to members, likely ending a standoff that led to a 13-day strike. On Tuesday, "there will be a stop work meeting ... to recommend the Terms of Settlement to the membership," the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) said in a statement on its Web site. Leadership had been due to vote on Friday on whether to recommend ratification. That strike ended last week with a tentative deal that was rejected by union leadership on Tuesday. But the ILWU then withdrew its strike notice on Wednesday, leaving the talks in what the British Columbia Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) said was a "fluid and unpredictable situation."

Persons: Prince Rupert, Steve Scherer, Aishwarya Nair, Ismail Shakil, Nick Zieminski, Grant McCool Organizations: OTTAWA, Warehouse Union, Leadership, British Columbia Maritime Employers Association, Canadian Manufacturers, Thomson, & ' $ Locations: British, Vancouver, Ottawa, Bengaluru

☆ Canada's port workers again announce tentative deal with employers
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( Steve Scherer | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

OTTAWA, July 21 (Reuters) - Canada's Pacific dock workers' union said it reached a new tentative contract agreement with employers and that its leadership would vote on Friday on whether to put the deal up for ratification by members. The local unit represents 3,000 of the 7,500 dock workers who went on strike for 13 days earlier this month. A ILWU source confirmed that the entire union leadership, and not just the Local 502, would vote on whether to ask for ratification. That strike ended last week with a tentative deal that was rejected by union leadership on Tuesday. But the ILWU then withdrew its strike notice on Wednesday, leaving the talks in what the British Columbia Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) said was a "fluid and unpredictable situation."

Persons: Seamus O'Regan's, Prince Rupert, Steve Scherer, Aishwarya Nair, Ismail Shakil, Shilpi Majumdar, Frances Kerry, Nick Zieminski Organizations: OTTAWA, Warehouse Union, British Columbia Maritime Employers Association, Labour, Canadian Manufacturers, Thomson, & ' $ Locations: British, Vancouver, Ottawa, Bengaluru

☆ 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

REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File PhotoVANCOUVER, July 19 (Reuters) - Striking dock workers on Canada's Pacific coast on Wednesday issued a new 72-hour walkout notice just hours after a federal watchdog ruled their current stoppage was illegal. Amid mounting calls for resolute government action to end the strike, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau convened a meeting of the Incident Response Group. Some 7,500 dock workers have been picketing the two ports almost non-stop since July 1. Its leader, Jagmeet Singh, ruled out support for a law to end the strike. That means Trudeau would need the votes of the Conservatives, who have been trying to court workers and unions, or the separatist Bloc Quebecois.

Persons: Chris Helgren, Justin Trudeau, Trudeau, Prince Rupert, Omar Alghabra, David Eby, Pierre Poilievre, Jagmeet Singh, Steve Scherer, Ismail Shakil, David Ljunggren, Nia Williams, Chris Reese, Jonathan Oatis, Daniel Wallis, Leslie Adler Organizations: International, Warehouse Union, REUTERS, VANCOUVER, Minister's, Canada Industrial Relations, Reuters, Canadian Manufacturers, Ministers, Canadian Chamber of Commerce, New Democratic Party, NDP, Conservative Party, Conservatives, Bloc Quebecois, Liberal, Thomson, & ' $ Locations: Vancouver , British Columbia, Canada, Vancouver, Ottawa, Alberta, Saskatchewan, British Columbia

[1/2] A helicopter passes idle shipping cranes towering over stacked containers during a strike by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada (ILWU) at Canada's busiest port of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, July 11, 2023. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File PhotoOTTAWA, July 19 (Reuters) - Canada's Transport Minister Omar Alghabra on Wednesday said he was running out of patience with striking Pacific dock workers when asked if the government would pass back-to-work legislation, a politically tricky move that requires opposition support. The left-leaning New Democrat Party (NDP) has been helping Trudeau's minority government pass legislation in parliament, but on Wednesday NDP leader Jagmeet Singh ruled out support for legislation forcing workers back on the job. "Don't signal in any way that you're going to bring a back-to-work legislation because that's going to undermine the workers," Singh told reporters was his message to the government when asked about back-to-work legislation in Windsor, Ontario. It also means that the Liberal-NDP deal that is keeping the government going could be put under strain if Trudeau chooses to force an end to the strike.

Persons: Chris Helgren, Omar Alghabra, Alghabra, of Prince Rupert, Pierre Poilievre, Justin Trudeau, Jagmeet Singh, Singh, Trudeau, Ismail Shakil, Chizu Nomiyama, Andrea Ricci Organizations: International, Warehouse Union, REUTERS, OTTAWA, Canada's, Canadian Manufacturers, Canada's Conservative Party, Liberal, New Democrat Party, NDP, Conservatives, Bloc Quebecois, Thomson, & ' $ Locations: Vancouver , British Columbia, Canada, Argentia, Newfoundland, Port of Vancouver, of, Windsor , Ontario, Ottawa

☆ Canadian port workers back on strike after voting down government-brokered deal, returning supply chain to 'turmoil'
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Lori Ann Larocco | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

Photographer: Ben Nelms/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesThe supply chain is in turmoil again with International Longshore & Warehouse Union West Coast Canada members walking off the job after a key union caucus voted down a tentative deal that had temporarily ended the West Coast ports strike last week. Rob Ashton, president of the ILWU Canada, said in a statement that it did not believe the recommendations had the ability to protect union jobs. His group estimated that the first strike would cause an average 6-8 weeks of supply chain disruption before conditions would return to normal. The National Association of Chemical Distributors told CNBC some chemical companies are expected supply chain congestion until October as a result of the strike. Critical chemicals that go into food, cleaning, water purification, and personal care, among many others, flow through the West Coast ports of Canada and down to the United States.

Persons: Prince Rupert, of Prince Rupert in Prince, Trudeau, He's, Kinder Morgan, Ben Nelms, Rob Ashton, Seamus O'Reagan, " O'Regan, Steve Lamar, Lamar, Vancouver and Prince Rupert, Destine Ozuygur, Ozuygur, Eric Byer, Byer, HLS, Captain Adil Ashiq, Ashiq, Paul Brashier, BCMEA Organizations: Prince Rupert Grain Ltd, Canadian, Enbridge Inc, Kinder, Kinder Morgan Inc, Bloomberg, Getty, Warehouse Union, Coast Canada, British Columbia Maritime Employee Association, Canada's Labor, Canada's Transport, Canada Industrial Relations Board, Logistics, CNBC, American Apparel and Footwear Association, Railway Association of Canada, U.S, Port, HLS Shipping, Association of American Railroads, National Association of Chemical Distributors, Canadian National Railroad, Government, ., U.S ., ITS Logistics Locations: of, of Prince Rupert in Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada, Petroliam Nasional, West, British, Vancouver, U.S, Port of Vancouver, eeSea, United States, . West Coast, East Coast, China, U.S . West Coast, U.S . East Coast, North America, East, Asia

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