Two months after a free-trade agreement between the United States and Colombia went into effect, workers and activists are warning that U.S.-stipulated labour reforms have not been fully implemented and have yet to result in...
Read MoreFrom Breakbulk: Breakbulk volumes, auto exports and intermodal lifts continue to outpace last year’s numbers at the Port of Tacoma in Washington. Port officials said the demand for agricultural and industrial equipment...
Read MoreA U.S. federal agency is chastising Canada in a report to Congress, alleging that Canadian ports on the West Coast are deliberately luring lucrative cargo business away from their American counterparts. The five-member Federal...
Read MoreIndustry publications continue to show interest in the recent longshore protest in Coos Bay. From Pacific Maritime Magazine: An International Longshore and Warehouse Union local branch has begun what it says is an informational...
Read MoreThe International Longshoremen’s Association, AFL-CIO plans to affiliate with the worldwide International Dockworkers Council (IDC), according to an announcement by the ILA’s president, Harold J. Daggett. The IDC is an...
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