British Columbia port employers say the longshore workers union has given 72-hour notice of renewed strike action across the province starting on Saturday morning. The British Columbia Maritime Employers Association said in a statement that resuming the strike action that had halted cargo movement for 13 days at the start of the month is “unnecessary…
Cabinet Seeks to Avoid Future Labour Disruptions Following End to BC Port Strike, Says Minister
Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan says the federal cabinet is looking to avoid future labour disruptions following the end to the B.C port strike last week, which clogged national supply chains for about two weeks and left thousands of businesses across the country calling on Ottawa to wade into the dispute. “The scale of this disruption…
Railway Container Shipments Plummet Due to BC Port Strike That’s Poised to End
Railways suffered a sharp drop-off in container shipments this month as the strike by B.C. port workers — now poised to end after a tentative deal Thursday — halted more than half of steel-box cargo. Canadian National Railway Co.’s revenue ton miles—a key industry metric used to gauge income and freight volume—fell 60 percent in…
Union and Employers Receive Terms From Mediator to End BC Port Strike, Source Says
A source close to negotiations over the British Columbia port strike says both sides have received the terms of a settlement recommended by a federal mediator that could end the 12-day-old industrial action. The delivery of the terms comes after Federal Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan late Tuesday instructed the mediator to send him the terms…
Labour Federation Leaders Warn Ottawa Not to Introduce Legislation to End BC Port Strike
July 12, 2023
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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…
BC Port Strike Enters Day Seven as Union, Employers Association Trade Barbs
The strike by thousands of workers at more than 30 British Columbia ports has entered its seventh day, as their union and the association representing B.C. maritime employers trade barbs about the stalled contract negotiations. The president of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada, which represents about 7,400 striking workers, told a solidarity rally…
Day Six of BC Port Strike as Management Calls for Binding Arbitration
The organization that represents employers at roughly 30 strikebound ports in British Columbia says binding arbitration could end the six-day-old dispute. More than 7,000 members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union walked off the job on Canada Day after voting overwhelmingly to strike against the BC Maritime Employers Association. Talks stalled Monday and business…
BC Port Strike Enters Day Five, With Talks Deadlocked Over Maintenance
Talks between maritime employers and the union representing British Columbia port workers remain deadlocked over maintenance issues as a strike by the workers enters its fifth day. Both sides have issued statements singling out a maintenance deal as the reason talks stalled Monday, leaving more than 7,000 workers at 30 ports across B.C. on strike…
BC Port Strike Enters 4th Day As Talks Stall Between Union and Employers
July 4, 2023
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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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