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☆ 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
☆ Canadian West Coast ports negotiation reaches impasse as port owners say 'course change' required
  + stars: | 2023-07-04 | by ( Lori Ann Larocco | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +3 min
ILWU Canada President Rob Ashton did not respond to CNBC's request for comment by the time of publication. The value of the combined 181,458 containers floating off the ports of Vancouver and Prince Rupert reached $12 billion, based on a $65,225 value per container, and Canadian customs data. The ILWU Canada division strike began Saturday. More than 99% of members of the union, which supports West Coast ports such as Vancouver and Prince Rupert, voted to approve the strike last month. "The ILWU Canada Longshore Division has not taken this decision lightly, but for the future of our workforce we had to take this step," Ashton said in a post.
Persons: Justin Sullivan, Rob Ashton, Willie Adams, Ashton, Vancouver and Prince Rupert, Prince Rupert Organizations: Port, Getty, Maritime Employers Association, Warehouse, Labor, CNBC, West, Canadian, Facebook, MarineTraffic, ILWU Canada, Canada Longshore Locations: Port of Vancouver, Canada, U.S, Vancouver, West Coast
☆ West Coast port workers in Canada officially begin strike
  + stars: | 2023-07-01 | by ( Alex Harring Lori Ann Larocco | Alex Harring | Lori Ann Larocco | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +5 min
A union representing port workers in Western Canada officially began striking, an action that could have ripple effects reaching beyond the U.S.'s northern neighbor. The International Longshore & Warehouse Union Canada's Longshore Division announced its labor strike began in a Saturday Facebook post signed by union president Rob Ashton. More than 99% of members of the union, who support West Coast ports such as Vancouver and Prince Rupert, voted to approve the strike last month. In an email to CNBC, BNSF said it had no comment on a strike impact. In a CPKC customer advisory issued Wednesday, the railway said: "The work stoppage related to this notice could impact port operations in British Columbia.
Persons: Rob Ashton, Prince Rupert, Ashton, Seamus O'Regan Jr, Port of Prince Rupert, Paul Brashire, of Prince Rupert, Berkshire Hathaway, CPKC, Steve Lamar Organizations: Warehouse, Longshore Division, Facebook, Canada Longshore, British Columbia Maritime Employers Association, Canadian, U.S, CNBC, Tacoma ., Longshoremen's Association, Warehouse Union, ITS Logistics, Port, BNSF, American Apparel and Footwear Association Locations: Western Canada, West Coast, Vancouver, British, Canada, Port, Port of, Asia, Seattle, Tacoma, U.S, Chicago, Detroit, of, Canadian Pacific, Berkshire, British Columbia
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