Category: port strike

More Than Half of Small Businesses Say Port Strike Will Hurt Operations

More than half of Canadian small businesses say the strike at the Vancouver Port will affect their operations, according to a survey by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB). “With no resolution in sight, three quarters of businesses (75%) are calling on the federal government to make ending the strike quickly a top priority,”…


Singh Says NDP Won’t Support Back-to-Work Legislation to End BC Port Strike

Jagmeet Singh said the Trudeau government will not be getting any help from the federal New Democrat Party (NDP) in pushing through legislation to end a British Columbia port workers strike. NDP leader Mr. Singh made the remarks on July 4 in a statement that said his party “would oppose back-to-work legislation.” “We would decline,”…