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Looming Strike at US East and Gulf Coast Ports as Contract Deadline Nears

Negotiations between the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) face a critical deadline with the expiration of the current master contract on January 15, 2025. Without a new agreement, a coast-wide strike is expected to begin on January 16, potentially...

India Averts Port Worker Strike with Wage Agreement Ratification

India has successfully averted a nationwide port worker strike scheduled for December 17, 2024, by ratifying a long-pending wage agreement. The Ministry of Shipping approved the revised contract, meeting the demands of six national labor groups representing thousands of dockworkers. This resolution follows months of negotiations...

Red Sea Crisis Disrupts Asia-Europe Trade, Escalates Global Shipping Costs

The ongoing crisis in the Red Sea continues to significantly impact the Asia-Europe trade lane, leading to delays, increased shipping costs, and supply chain disruptions. Attacks on vessels in the region have reduced traffic through the Suez Canal, a critical route that handles 15% of...

Indian Dockworker Strike Fears Ease Amid Progress on Wage Dispute

Indian exporters and importers are expressing cautious relief as the threat of a nationwide dockworker strike across major government ports appears to be subsiding. Labour groups had planned indefinite work stoppages beginning December 17, 2024, to demand the implementation of a wage contract agreed two...

Indian Port Workers Plan Indefinite Strike Affecting Key Ports

Indian port workers have announced an indefinite strike starting December 17, 2024, over unresolved wage disputes and productivity-linked incentives. The strike, organized by the National Coordination Committee of the Major Port Workers Federation, follows months of delays in implementing a settlement signed on September 27,...

Unions Challenge Federal Arbitration Mandate Amid Ongoing Port Disputes

Labor tensions continue to rise in Canada as unions representing foremen in British Columbia and dockworkers in Montreal have strongly opposed the federal government’s decision to mandate final and binding arbitration in their contract disputes. Both unions, supported by Canada’s broader labor movement, have announced...

BCMEA and ILWU Local 514 Mediation Concludes Without Resolution

The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) concluded its efforts this evening to mediate negotiations between the British Columbia Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Local 514 in Vancouver. Despite separate meetings with each party, no progress was made,...

Port of Montreal Lockout: MEA Imposes Lockout After Union Rejects Final Offer

Canada’s Maritime Employers Association (MEA) has imposed a lockout on striking employees at the Port of Montreal following the rejection of its “final” offer by the Longshoremen’s Union CUPE Local 375. Dockworkers at the Termont terminals, responsible for handling 40% of the port’s volume, continue...

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