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Los Angeles and Long Beach are home to the nation's largest cargo complex. Labor disruptions cause shipping delays, which means your stuff might not arrive in time.

Los Angeles and Long Beach are home to the nation's largest cargo complex. Labor disruptions cause shipping delays, which means your stuff might not arrive in time.

The International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada and B.C. Maritime Employers Association have been working to negotiate a new contract since February.

VANCOUVER — A global trade analyst says a potential strike for more than 7,000 terminal cargo movers in ports throughout British Columbia could have dire consequences for not only the Canadian economy, but globally as well.

A global trade analyst says a potential strike for more than 7,000 terminal cargo movers in ports throughout British Columbia could have dire consequences for not only the Canadian economy, but globally as well.

A global trade analyst says a potential strike for more than 7,000 terminal cargo movers in ports throughout British Columbia could have dire consequences for not only the Canadian economy, but globally as well.

The union organized stop-work meetings on June 1.

Dockworkers at the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports returned to their posts on Friday night, April 7, ending a 24-hour shutdown over contract negotiations. The said workers have been working [...]

When the Trans Pacific Partnership accord was declared on Monday, Brenda Barnes prepared herself for phone calls from clients. TheContinue Reading

When the Trans Pacific Partnership accord was declared on Monday, Brenda Barnes prepared herself for phone calls from clients. The manager with international trade services company Geo. S. Shrub & Co. Inc., said her agriculture exporter customers already are getting the opportunity to chip away at dealing with buyers in 11 nations that hit the deal with the US. “This will open up exchanges very quickly for new contracts,” Ms. Barnes said. From little cargo merchants like Portland...