Freighter logjam building at the ports of Vancouver and Prince Rupert as ILWU job action heads into its third day with no contract resolution in sight
B.C.’s dockworkers three-day-old dockworkers strike is already creating kinks in North America’s transpacific supply chain.
Container xChange pointed out that delays caused by the labour disruption will affect transpacific transit times and ship dwell times . The job action came despite the June 29 arrival in Vancouver of federal Minister of Labour Seamus O’Regan, who thus far has said the federal government has no plans to invoke back-to-work legislation.
ILWU president Rob Ashton has said the union is seeking a fair deal “that respects longshore workers [and] protects our jobs and our jurisdiction,” but claims the BCMEA bargaining committee continues to seek major concessions. Pressure to resolve the strike is building, especially from businesses affected by another disruption in Asia-Pacific supply chain cargo flow.
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