Port automation fears spur ILWU Canada job actions

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Port automation fears spur ILWU Canada job actions

| May 24, 2019 5:45PM EDT
A work stoppage at the two largest container terminals in Vancouver would be devastating for a port whose facilities are already operating at 85 percent utilization. In the terminal operating industry, 80 percent utilization is considered the limit before service begins to decline.
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