August 19, 2024 – Amidst the background of a Canada wide rail strike, two other potential strikes are causing concern. Here are updates on the Port of Vancouver and the US East coast ports potential strike:

On Friday, the BC Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) and International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Local 514 participated in a case management call to discuss continuation of the Canada Industrial Relations Board hearing to address the union’s DP World (Canada) Inc. pay and manning proposal, which the BCMEA alleges to be illegal, constituting the union bargaining in bad faith. The hearing will continue from September 11 to 17. At the time of writing, neither party had issued 72-hour notice of strike or lockout, nor have there been any labour disruptions.

And in other news, it looks like retailers are rushing cargo to arrive into the US prior to October 1st to avoid a likely US east coast port worker’s strike. More news as that develops.