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B.C. labour dispute: It's time for an industrial inquiry commission into ports and automation

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Wednesday, August 2, 2023
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A new tentative agreement was reached on July 30 between the two groups involved in a labour dispute affecting British Columbia ports with the help of the Industrial Relations Board.

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  • A new tentative agreement was reached on July 30 between the two groups involved in a labour dispute affecting British Columbia ports with the help of the Industrial Relations Board.
  • At the beginning of July, about 7,400 port workers went on strike for 13 days over issues including automation, outside contracting and the increasing cost of living.
  • This new deal — between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada (ILWU) and the B.C.

Canada Labour Code

    • After the initial deal between the union and the employer’s association was rejected, Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan asked the Canada Industrial Relations Board whether a negotiated resolution was still possible, and to impose a new collective agreement or binding arbitration if it was not.
    • Despite many people demanding back-to-work legislation, O'Regan followed the Canada Labour Code, which encourages free collective bargaining and advocates for the constructive settlement of disputes.

Dockworkers and new technologies

    • To understand the current dispute, we need to overturn the myth that west coast unionized dockworkers have refused to accept new cargo handling technologies.
    • Since the 1960s, ports on the west coast of North America have benefited enormously from mechanization and modernization agreements, now enshrined in various collective agreements.
    • ports is a full union member: roughly two-fifths are members, one-fifth are casuals with benefits and two-fifths are casuals without benefits.

Commissions have helped before

    • Industrial commissions have helped management and union find a path out of an impasse before — even if not everyone likes what they recommend.
    • One of the original clauses in the 1963 Mechanization and Modernization Agreement stated that Vancouver-bound containers had to be filled and emptied by ILWU members.

Industrial inquiry commission

    • A commission on port automation can share information, promote understanding and make recommendations.
    • It would examine trends in container terminal automation, as well as technology trends in non-containerized and commodity-exporting terminals.
    • An industrial inquiry commission might help tackle this challenge.

Statement from Better Deltaport: The Port of Vancouver, a federal government agency, is spending tens of thousands per week on advertising aimed at… the federal government, while Canadians struggle with rising cost of living.

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Wednesday, October 19, 2022
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British Columbia, Oct. 19, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Following is a statement from Better Deltaport:

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  • British Columbia, Oct. 19, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Following is a statement from Better Deltaport:
    For years, the Port of Vancouver, a federal government agency that reports to the Minister of Transport, has been undertakingadvertising targeted at the federal government.
  • Ads in The Hill Times, iPolitics, National Newswatch and othermediaoutlets.
  • Thankfully, the Minister of Transport is moving forward with the Ports Modernization Review , that includes changes to Port governance, which are very clearly needed.
  • The Better Deltaport Project is a smart, phased and environmentally-conscious plan to provide needed port capacity at Roberts Bank in Delta through the addition of a fourth berth.

2021 Trade Through the Port of Vancouver Steady Despite Supply-Chain, Extreme Weather Challenges

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Thursday, March 24, 2022
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 24, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority today released 2021 year-end statistics for goods moving through the Port of Vancouver.

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  • VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 24, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority today released 2021 year-end statistics for goods moving through the Port of Vancouver.
  • Despite the ongoing pandemic and global supply chain challenges, as well as extreme weather events in B.C., 2021 cargo volumes through the Port of Vancouver increased by 1% from 145 to 146 million metric tonnes (MMT) over 2020.
  • Id like to recognize and thank industry and the workforce across the port for their exceptional work moving goods through Canadas largest port in another complex year.
  • Port terminals mitigated volume reductions by drawing down and shipping stored grain, ending the year with the second-highest annual grain volume in the ports history.

Musqueam Indian Band and the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority sign relationship agreement

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Friday, November 5, 2021
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About half of our members live in a small portion of our territory known as Musqueam Reserve, located south of Marine Drive in Vancouver.

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  • About half of our members live in a small portion of our territory known as Musqueam Reserve, located south of Marine Drive in Vancouver.
  • Many of the remaining members live throughout Musqueams territory, parts of which are now called Vancouver, Burnaby, Richmond, Delta, North Vancouver, West Vancouver and New Westminster.
  • The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority is the federal agency responsible for the stewardship of the Port of Vancouver.
  • The Port of Vancouver is Canadas largest port, and the third largest in North America by tonnes of cargo.

Record mid-year cargo volumes through the Port of Vancouver in 2021

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Thursday, September 23, 2021
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 23, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority today released the 2021 mid-year statistics for goods moving through the Port of Vancouver.

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  • VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 23, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority today released the 2021 mid-year statistics for goods moving through the Port of Vancouver.
  • From January 1 to June 30, 2021, overall cargo volumes through Canadas largest port reached a record high of 76.4 million metric tonnes (MMT), up 7% from 2020 mid-year, and 5% above the previous record set in 2019.
  • The record overall cargo volumes at mid-year in 2021 reflect the continued growth in the agriculture and container sectors.
  • We are encouraged to see the record mid-year cargo volumes through the Port of Vancouver, added Silvester.