Port of Montreal labor dispute: Union calls 24 hour strike
No good news on the long-running Port of Montreal labor dispute. The Longshoremen’s Union, CUPE Local 375, has called a 24 hour strike from Sunday, October 27, 2024, at 7:00 a.m. to
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St. Lawrence Seaway strike ends
The St. Lawrence Seaway reopened today after mediated negotiations between the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC) and the Unifor union produced a tentative agreement. The 364 Unifor members who have been
Seaway strike: Negotiations set to resume
The St. Lawrence Seaway remains closed to traffic by strike action today. It seems likely to remain closed until some time after Friday, when negotiations are expected to resume. Since the strike
Unifor strike closes St. Lawrence Seaway
After negotiators failed to reach an agreement, St. Lawrence Seaway workers went on strike just before midnight Saturday. As we reported earlier, their union, Unifor, had filed a 72-hour strike notice on
Strike could close the St. Lawrence Seaway
On October 18, Unifor, Canada’s largest private sector trade union notified the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation that its members are ready to strike as of midnight on Saturday, October 21, 2023,
“Human error” seen in $7.7 million Cathlamet ferry strike on piling
Washington State Ferries (WSF) has released the findings of its investigation into the July 28, 2022, incident in which its 328 foot long ferry M/V Cathlamet struck one of the mooring dolphins
Sister shipyards fix WSF ferry damaged in “hard landing”
When the 328 foot long Washington State Ferry M/V Cathlamet struck one of the mooring dolphins at the Fauntleroy Ferry Terminal near Seattle, on July 28, 2022, two sister shipyards — Everett
NTSB reports on $1 million LPG tanker strike on tugs and loading dock
The National Transportation Safety Board has released its report on a November 25, 2021 incident involving a 754-foot-long, 106-foot-wide LPG carrier, the Gas Ares, that led to more than $1 million in
NTSB reports on bulker’s $6 million strike on floating office barge
The National Transportation Safety Board has released its report on a July 12, 2021, incident in which a 51,996 dwt bulk carrier slammed into a stationary barge being used as a floating
NTSB reports on $1.5 million bulker strike on GoM platform
The National Transportation Safety Board says that “poor bridge resource management and a charting error” led to a Hong Kong-flagged 52,382 dwt bulk carrier striking an oil and gas production platform in