UPDATE: 8/7/2023—This weekend, the contract put forth last week was ratified by ILWU Canada. It will take some time to clear out any backlog that was created during this turmoil, but overall, we are happy to have the overarching dispute settled. Details on the provisions of the deal have not yet been released, however according…
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UPDATE: 6/14/2023— A tentative agreement has been jointly announced by PMA and ILWU. While still pending ratification, this is a massive step towards the completion of a six-year contract which should ensure the fluidity of US West Coast Ports. Uncertainty continues on the West Coast, with International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Canada's recent actions…
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Vessel backups are building in Los Angeles and Long Beach (LA-LB) ports amid continued illegal slowdowns by International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) workers. The labor situation at the ports was also posing a risk to intermodal rail service in Southern California. “A spokesperson for Union Pacific Railroad (UP) told the Journal of Commerce (JOC)…
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On Friday, June 2, a job action performed by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) significantly impacted, or in some cases completely shut down, labor operations in the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Similar action occurred in Port of Oakland, as well. On Sunday, Total Terminals International (TTI), which owns one of…
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It has been reported by the Journal of Commerce (JOC) that a deal between Local 13 of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) has been reached on manning requirements for non-automated terminals. This deal is the first of many major hurdles that could accelerate an agreement on a…
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Negotiations between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and employers have been in discussion for nearly a year now. Shutdowns and delayed openings at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach over the last two weeks have suppressed any hopes that a resolution is near. Workers Pressure Negotiations Dockworkers at the ports of…
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Since the ILWU and PMA—at the West Coast ports—began negotiating for a new contract in May, both sides have expressed consistent optimism about the eventual and uneventful signing of a new contract. However, as we are entering the 11th week since the previous contract expired on July 1, previous optimism is being replaced by a…
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UPDATED: 7/26/2022—The port of Oakland has reopened as truckers have moved their protests to "free-speech zones." Operations are back up and running, however the president of trucking company Oakland Port Services Corp, Bill Aboudi, made note that, "Nothing will be normal for another few weeks." The protests at the Port of Oakland—which began this week…
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While negotiation with longshore workers continues on the West Coast—following the expiry of the ILWU labor contract—a recent court decision in California has truckers protesting in front of the ports, and pockets of unionized ILWU labor are honoring their picket lines. The court’s decision on Assembly Bill 5 (AB5) has implications for dray carriers—who traditionally…
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UPDATED: 7/1/22—The current contract between the ILWU and PMA officially expires today, July 1. While both parties claim that a deal can be made without disruptions to West Coast operations, the expiration of the "No Strike, No Lockout" clauses does cause concern, as such actions could take place, if negotiations turn sour. On July 1,…
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