Tag: BC Maritime Employers Association

Labour Federation Leaders Warn Ottawa Not to Introduce Legislation to End BC Port Strike

July 12, 2023
B.C. Port StrikeBC Maritime Employers AssociationCanadaInternational Longshore and Warehouse Union CanadaLabour MinisterSeamus O'ReganWorld
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Leaders of labour federations across Canada are warning the federal government not to introduce any back-to-work legislation to force striking British Columbia port workers to return to their jobs, saying that any such attempt will be met with “strong resistance.” Canadian Labour Congress President Bea Bruske and her provincial and territorial counterparts sent a jointly…

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BC Port Strike Enters 4th Day As Talks Stall Between Union and Employers

July 4, 2023
B.C. Port StrikeBC Maritime Employers AssociationCanadaInternational Longshore and Warehouse Union CanadaVancouverWorld
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Talks have stalled between the union representing thousands of B.C. port workers who began striking over the Canada Day long weekend and the group representing their employers, with both sides calling each other unreasonable in their negotiations. The stall sends the strike into its fourth day after port workers initially walked off the job on July…

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