Trade unions usually offer its members with an opportunity to get training for purposes of career enhancement. Some of these programs are the professional guiding programs, certification programs and learning programs that may cover proper handling of certain products, safety training and classes meant to train drivers on how to maintain and even repair their … Read more
There is no easy work as being a harbor trucker. Everything from a tight schedule to the general condition of harbor trucks can be a daunting affair in the life of a harbor truck. But what if you could have a secure job, a fair wage, and representation at the workplace? That is what exactly … Read more
Trade unions also justify that employees get fair treatment at workplaces and have protection from unfair dismissal. Truckers for instance realize that they cannot be fired from their workplaces even if they are part of a union. It also guarantees that the establishments in the trucking business follow the working conditions and contract as agreed … Read more
If you were to listen to the word “union” what thoughts would cross your mind? To harbor truckers, unions are not just about wanting higher pay, it’s about having a force that can help them face the rapidly growing and highly competitive industry. The role of a trucking industry especially the harbor truckers is very … Read more
Experts have questioned whether the Port of Los Angeles will ever recover, noting that many companies have already shifted their supply chains to Southeast Asia and Mexico, so it will take a major marketing push to get traffic moving again, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has called on the Biden administration to intervene in … Read more
Truckers operating at the Port of Baltimore are facing financial hardship due to the collapse of the Interstate 695 section of the Francis Scott Key Bridge and need an emergency waiver, the president of the Maryland Motor Truck Association has written to the Secretary of Transportation. Cargo moving from the Port of Baltimore to other … Read more
More than 77 percent of U.S. ports saw their transportation slow down in response to the inbound shipments since the duration of the pandemic. Longshore Union members understand supply chain issues and causes better than anyone, and our membership goes back generations to port workers or their families. Ports not keeping up with growing consumer … Read more
After a year of contract negotiations that saw numerous delays, workers and port operators at West Coast ports have reached a tentative agreement. In a joint statement released on Wednesday, they announced a tentative agreement on a new contract covering 22,000 workers at 29 ports. Biden administration intervenes in labor dispute for the second time … Read more
The cargo-rich harbor ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, both seeing a rapid jump in demand for transportation for one year or more, is pushing ahead with overnight and weekend shifts and offering extended time at their terminal gates to give truckers and maritime workers more time to work amid fears of retail shortages … Read more
East Coast ports are under threat of a strike and carriers have been advised to plan for a strike. This is because the labor contract between the International Longshoremen’s Association and the American Maritime Union is about to expire, and although they have been in talks for over a year, they have reached an impasse … Read more