Vancouver port truck driver strike in long beach

Roughly 40% of all imports to the united states go through. About 400 truck drivers at port metro vancouver could strike as early as thursday at noon if their union does not reach an agreement with mangement, canadian business paper the financial post reports. Vancouver port truckers reach deal to end strike ctv news. Drivers, warehouse workers to picket ports of long beach. Truckers reach settlement at port metro vancouver truck news. Port metro vancouver, which said earlier this week that its. This applies to all parties draying, both local and long haul. Welcome to your new online education portal that brings you out of the classroom and into the port of long beach. Ilwu conducting slowdown at port of long beach fleet owner. Striking container truck drivers at port metro vancouver are vowing not to return to work, after the port and b. Mondays strike is part of a larger campaign from the teamsters to organize truck drivers at west coast ports.

The picketers, who started their 48hour strike at 6 a. Drivers and warehouse workers go on strike at long beach. Lalong beach ports truck drivers strike expands long. Vancouver port truckers reach deal to end strike victoria striking truckers at canadas largest port reached a deal wednesday to end a prolonged strike, which has left hundreds of millions of. The drivers are demanding improvements to long wait times at the port, along with better pay and standardized rates. Economic impact of a port trucking strike shipping matters blog. A drayage strike wouldnt just impact canadian shippers depending on port metro vancouver but also u. It was unclear how many workers went on strike, but through its justice for port drivers campaign, the teamsters union said xpo has 280 drivers working at the l. Apply to driver, truck driver, crew supervisor and more. But listening to the vancouver and fraser port truckers on the picket lines, their.

Truck drivers at lalong beach ports announce strike. Arthur bryson, a bus driver who is part of teamsters local 848, takes a lunch break while picketing at pier j in the port of long beach on monday morning, april 27, 2015. The truck licensing system program requires all drayage companies and trucks draying marine containers to or from the port to enter into an access agreement from the port authority prior to accessing port facilities. Trucker, longshoreman caught on camera fighting at port of. Vancouver port strike stops 90% of container truck traffic. According to a spokeswoman for the union, many drivers are complaining of persistent wage theft from employers because they are considered. The port of long beach, also known as the harbor department of the city of long beach, is the.

Thank you to the terminal workers, marine pilots, railroaders, truck drivers and everyone in between. Fears of a strike or lockout at the west coast ports that handle more. The job action began september 16 and has largely brought work at that terminal to a. Port truck drivers and warehouse workers launch strike in long beach teamsterpower. Truckers strike hurt forest industryexports of canadian softwood lumber. Port driver jobs, employment in long beach, ca skip to job postings, search close. It was unclear how many workers went on strike, but through its justice for port drivers. Already, about 1,400 independent truckers walked off the job last wednesday. They have been engaging in collective action at the courts, in their truck yards and at. In 1918, influenza swept through clark county, washington vancouver was an army town in 1918, and on nov. The vancouver fraser port authority is responsible for the stewardship of federal port lands at the port of vancouver. Its highly automated long beach container terminal at middle harbor one of the most technologically advanced port facilities in the united states enables truckers to benefit from a terminal. Port driver with experience and must have a twic card.

A multifaceted scandal is threatening operations at the port metro vancouver, british columbia. Vancouver works to head off rising port trucker tension. Truck drivers texting while driving caught on tape duration. Truckers strike at lalong beach ports mohawk global. Vancouver port truckers reach deal to end strike cbc news cbc. Port truck drivers on strike in long beach teamsters. Truckers plan new strike at nations largest port complex trucks. A very similar but shorter strike took place at the port of oakland, northern.

Over 200 truck drivers began striking on monday against 4 trucking companies. The strike involves drivers and warehouse workers for nfi industries and drivers for xpo logistics. On the same day a mediator was appointed to settle a number of long held outstanding grievances between truck drivers and their employers, a tentative deal was reached to end the labour unrest at port metro vancouver members of unifor vancouver container truckers association vcta were in the position to legally begin striking yesterday. The truck drivers have been pushing for years to become employees rather than independent contractors to improve pay and workplace protections. Lower mainland, including the truckers themselves, warehouse and. The march 2014 port trucking strike at the port of vancouver was no exception. The slowdown affects stevedoring services of america ssa and its terminal at the port of long beach. Port truckers have gained two key victories, but the pain of deregulation. Port metro vancouver is served by a small army of licensed trucks, most of. In this photo, truckers rally in front of a long beach terminal in april 2014. State rules in favor of port trucker as labor strike. Us port strike fears hit supply chains financial times.

The truckers agreed to the coolingoff period, which was requested by. Port truck drivers launch indefinite strike at ports of. The goal of motor carriers and the largely owneroperator truckers is to. At the jocs tpm conference in long beach last week, port.

Port metro vancouver drayage drivers to decide in two. Port truck drivers and warehouse workers launch strike in. Weeks after west coast shippers and dockworkers resolved a tense and costly. Explore careers in the maritime industry, be the first to find out about new internship and scholarship opportunities, download lesson plans crafted by local teachers, see videos of port. This move could very well a revive labor tensions at. Port metro vancouver says the disruption to its operations from a strike monday by up to 400 container truck drivers and the nonunionized drivers who have joined them is having a dramatic effect. The columbian latest news from vancouver, washington. The port of long beach is the secondbusiest container port in the united states, offering six container terminals and intermodal rail service from bnsf railway and union pacific railroad. Some drivers, warehouse workers striking at long beach, l. Truck drivers at port metro vancouver on march 10 picketed the pacific coast.