2024 ILWU Strike at Vancouver Port: What North America Needs to Know

The ILWU union strike in Vancouver port is not gaining any coverage from media outlets. but it has been ongoing for a week now.

Canada largely depends on the Vancouver port for its inbound and outbound shipments for all of British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario and more.

Canada also handles roughly 20% of the US midwest imports.

With the expected increase in volume for the next 2 months (pre-tariff hike) the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach will inevitably experience some port congestion, which makes the Canadian strike all the more pivotal.

Rerouting to Montreal is not an option due to the ILA union dispute over there….

To summarize 2024:

“2024: The year we traded picket lines for punchlines and showed ’em who’s really boss on the docks.”