As the possibility of a strike at 13 major US East Coast and Gulf Coast ports looms, businesses that rely on these crucial shipping hubs are bracing for significant disruption. The International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) has threatened to strike on October 1, which could cause...
Garment exports from Bangladesh are under serious threat as hundreds of factories remain closed due to ongoing labour disputes. The closures, which began last week in industrial districts near Dhaka, have now spread, with 219 factories shut down in Ashulia, a key garment manufacturing hub,...
Bombastic International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) leader Harold Daggett has heightened tensions over a potential strike on the US East and Gulf Coasts. In a letter to union members, Mr. Daggett and his son Dennis, EVP of ILA, dismissed recent statements by the United States Maritime...
The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), representing 45,000 workers from Texas to Maine, will hold two days of meetings starting Wednesday to discuss wage demands and prepare for a potential strike on October 1. The meetings come after formal talks with the United States Maritime Alliance...
The union representing workers at Canada’s two main rail companies, Canadian National Railway (CNR) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC), announced on Friday that it has filed legal challenges against recent rulings by the country’s industrial labor board. These rulings, issued last Saturday, mandated that...
Nearly 20,000 workers at major Indian ports, who had planned to go on an indefinite strike starting Wednesday, have called off their protest after reaching a new five-year agreement late Tuesday. The deal, which includes an 8.5% pay increase over five years, was finalized after prolonged...
The ongoing flood across 11 districts in Bangladesh has severely impacted nearly 4.5 million people, claiming at least 13 lives so far, and disrupting crucial export-import activities. Continuous rainfall, both locally and from the Indian state of Tripura, has inundated large sections of the Dhaka-Chittagong highway,...
CN has officially locked out employees represented by the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) as of August 22 at 12:01 AM ET. The decision follows the union's lack of response to a final offer from CN, which aimed to prevent a labor disruption. CN's final...
The International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) has issued a strike warning for its 85,000 members, set to begin on October 1 if a new contract isn't reached by then. Xeneta, a freight rate benchmarking platform, cautions shippers to act swiftly, particularly those using transatlantic routes. With a...
On August 18, the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) issued a 72-hour strike notice to Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC), announcing a potential walkout starting at 12:01 a.m. on Thursday, August 22, if no labor agreement is reached. Simultaneously, Canadian National Railway (CN) delivered a 72-hour...
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