We certainly hoped we would not need to make this update. As a refresher, back in October a tentative agreement was made with the East Coast Longshoreman and the

We are pleased to confirm the initial press reporting covering a suspension of the strike action of the International Longshoreman Association.  The workers of the ILA have been on

As expected, in the last 24 hours, the USMX and the ILA have finally begun talking and have traded counter offers related to wages. The USMX increased its offer

As of this writing, the anticipated potential strike is set to be effective at 12:01AM this evening.  The following message was posted to the News section of the ILA

The negotiations between the ILA (Dockworkers) and the USMX (Ports/Carriers) have not resumed.  This leaves very little time, and all parties now seem to be preparing for an inevitable

A few folks have asked us about the Canadian branch of the ILA and if they would be joining in this strike?   The short answer is, highly unlikely.  In

Following on our initial message regarding the contract expiration of the US and East Coast Longshoreman on October 1, and the potential for strike action if the contract can

October 1st looms large as the contract expiration is set to trigger a strike of the US East and Gulf Coast Longshoreman. There has not been much news in the form

The Canadian Government has intervened and ordered the railroads to resume operations and engage in binding arbitration.  The move will resume operations while negotiations continue! In our opinion, rail

The strike of the Canadian Rail Workers appears imminent with a potential strike commencing August 22.  On Sunday evening the Teamsters union served their strike notice, which will be