Category: dockworkers

West Coast Cargo Processing Slows Down Following Worker Disruptions

Cargo-processing operations at U.S. West Coast ports have been affected following disruptions by workers as they negotiate new contracts. West Coast port dockworkers belonging to the International Longshoremen and Warehouse Union (ILWU) continued their “coordinated work action to disrupt operations” for the fourth day on Monday, according to a June 5 statement from the Pacific…


Ottawa Tables Back to Work Bill to End Strike at Port of Montreal

MONTREAL—Federal Labour Minister Filomena Tassi has tabled a bill to put an end to the strike involving 1,150 dockworkers at the Port of Montreal. The move drew a strong reaction from the head of the Quebec branch of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Marc Ranger, who called the bill an affront to all workers…