The Greater Vancouver Board of Trade estimates that more than $600,000 million worth of trade has been disrupted in just the first 18 hours of the West Coast work stoppage.
The Port of Montréal Longshoremen’s Union, CUPE Local 375, called an unlimited strike on October 31 that directly blocks the Viau and Maisonneuve terminals.
The brief strike by East and Gulf Coast dockworkers brought to the fore the ongoing controversy about automation at U.S. ports, and its ultimate impact on human workers.
Another $4.6 million will go toward six terminals within the Port of Long Beach, as well as the city's Port Police Division and the Long Beach Fire Department.
The issue of automation at ports – both in terms of physical equipment and data management – remains at the heart of disagreements between the two sides.
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