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​A stack of containers with Maersk and Hamburg Sud branding is seen at Britain's biggest container port Felixstowe, where workers went on strike back in 2022.
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Is the US headed for a major port strike?

The US might be headed for a port strike less than two months after the Canadian government ordered an end to work stoppages at ports in Vancouver and Montreal. On Dec. 31, shipping powerhouse Maersk urged clients to collect their shipping containers ahead of a possible Jan. 15 strike.

Port strike puts trade at risk – and Liberals in awkward position
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Port strike puts trade at risk – and Liberals in awkward position

The International Longshore and Warehouse Union workers in Vancouver and Port Rupert served a strike notice last week and began job action on Monday, at which point their employer, the B.C. Maritime Employers Association, locked them out.

Members of the International Longshoremen's Association strike for higher wages and protection from automation outside Red Hook Terminal in Brooklyn, New York, on Oct. 2, 2024.
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Port workers union suspends strike with tentative deal

The International Longshoremen’s Association announced late Thursday it would suspend the two-day-old strike across America’s East and Gulf Coast ports after reaching a tentative deal with their employers.

A container ship makes its way into the Port of Vancouver past vessels at anchor in English Bay, as seen from Grouse Mountain in North Vancouver, British Columbia, on May 10, 2024.
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Hard Numbers: BC port strike delayed (for now), Senators demand real cash for artificial intelligence, US inflation chills, Toronto squirrel drives power grid nuts

​A boat passes a container ship at anchor during a strike by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada at Canada's busiest port of Vancouver, British Columbia.
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Political fortunes, job futures, and billions hang in the balance amid labor unrest