B.C. port strike: U.S. workers refusing to touch cargo rerouted from Canada

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Maritime employers says the impact of the B.C. port strike is spilling over internationally, as U.S. port workers refuse to handle containers rerouted from Vancouver to Seattle.

president Willie Adams told CNBC last week that members of the U.S. West Coast chapter of the union won't be unloading Canadian-bound cargo in solidarity with the striking workers in B.C.

The workers and their employer held a round of bargaining over the weekend, the first talks since negotiations collapsed one week ago, but neither side is saying when, or if, more talks are planned. Jurisdiction over maintenance, as well as improved wages and language to prevent contracting out and automation are key issues in the dispute.

“With approximately $19 billion of containerized cargo moving through ports of Vancouver and Prince Rupert every month ... the potential impact of ongoing strike action on transpacific cargo flows is immense.”

 

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