Harmac worries about shipments as port strike persists

The warehouse at the Harmac Pacific pulp mill in Crofton has enough room to store pulp temporarily, but there’s still plenty of worry as port workers ­continue their strike, says Harmac president Levi Sampson.

It might not arrive if the strike is still on, and could be delayed even if the strike is resolved, if other scheduled stops are disrupted by job action.Key issues in the union’s dispute with the B.C. Maritime Employers Association include the impact of automation on the labour force, contracting out of equipment maintenance as ports globally become increasingly high-tech, and wages amid the rising cost of living, said Peter Hall, an urban studies professor at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby.

If the strike continues it will disrupt the seasonal import of consumer goods for the December holiday season, which typically arrive in containers in August and September, Hall said.On the export side, Hall said he is watching what happens with lumber and other ­forest products, and with ­products such as potash and ­sulphur in case they start to back up.

Vancouver Island companies selling products overseas are most vulnerable to the job action, which is not affecting the cruise-ship sector.

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