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Now in its 26th year, the Port de Grave boat lighting has become a Christmas tradition that draws hundreds of people to the community in Newfoundland’s Conception Bay. (Submitted by Joshua Anstey) On a twinkling wharf in a small Newfoundland town, a crowd of about 100 people stopped singing and …
Read More »Port of Montreal lockout underway after dockworkers overwhelmingly vote to reject employer offer
The union representing some 1,200 dockworkers at the Port of Montreal has overwhelmingly rejected a deal with their employers’ association, and a lockout at the facility is underway. A spokesperson for the Canadian Union of Public Employees says members voted 99.7 per cent to reject the latest offer from the Maritime …
Read More »Union for B.C. foremen accuses port employers of ‘acting recklessly’ with threat of lockout
The union representing more than 700 foremen in British Columbia is accusing the workers’ employers of “acting recklessly” by threatening an industry-wide lockout to close all provincial ports by 8 a.m. PT Monday. Frank Morena, president of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 514, said the B.C. Maritime Employers …
Read More »Blinken urges halt to Middle East conflict as Israel bombs historic Lebanese port city
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken pushed on Wednesday for a halt to fighting between Israel and militant groups Hamas and Hezbollah, but heavy Israeli airstrikes on a large historic Lebanese port city demonstrated that there was no respite. Israel began to bomb the UNESCO-listed port city of Tyre on …
Read More »U.S. port workers and operators reach deal to suspend strike
The union representing 45,000 striking U.S. dockworkers at East and Gulf coast ports has reached a deal to suspend a three-day strike until Jan. 15 to provide time to negotiate a new contract. The union, the International Longshoremen’s Association, is to resume working immediately. The union and the U.S. Maritime Alliance, …
Read More »Pricier pineapples? Here’s how the U.S. port strike could impact your wallet
With U.S. port workers on strike as of Tuesday morning, consumers around the world — and especially in Canada, with its close trade ties to the U.S. — could soon start seeing a shortage of goods or an upward tick in prices. Everything from fruits and vegetables to imported vehicles …
Read More »Port of Montreal dockworkers serve notice for 3-day strike to begin Monday
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 27, 2024 10:46 am Updated September 27, 2024 12:24 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The union representing longshore workers at the Port of Montreal says work at two terminals could come to a standstill next week …
Read More »Port of Montreal dockworkers approve strike mandate – Montreal
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 26, 2024 9:12 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Dockworkers at the Port of Montreal have approved a strike mandate after more than a year of contract negotiations. Longshore workers voted 97.9 per cent in favour of …
Read More »A U.S. port strike looms, and it would be ‘devastating’ for supply chains – National
Hot on the heels of a Canada-wide rail shutdown, a potential strike at U.S. seaports on the East Coast and Gulf of Mexico is threatening to further disrupt supply chains. The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), which represents roughly 45,000 dockworkers at three dozen seaports from Texas to Maine, have threatened to …
Read More »Massive fire destroys former sawmill in Port Alberni, B.C. – BC
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Firefighters were called to battle a massive fire at the site of a former sawmill in Port Alberni on Sunday. The fire broke out at the Somass mill and although the flames were isolated to one building, the structure was fully involved …
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