The International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada says it will hold a meeting Tuesday to recommend the terms of a tentative agreement to its membership. The development may end the labour dispute between the union and the British Columbia Maritime Employers Association, which shut down the province’s port facilities for 13 days earlier this month….
Uncertainty at BC Ports Continues as Possible Deal Emerges in Labour Dispute
For the second time in just over a week a tentative deal may have been reached in the labour dispute at British Columbia ports. News of a possible agreement capped a tumultuous week in the conflict, which earlier this month froze billions of dollars’ worth of goods at Canada’s key west coast import and export…
Trudeau ‘Dismayed’ at BC Port Union’s ‘Unacceptable’ Decision to Reject Deal
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is “dismayed” that an agreement to end the job action at British Columbia’s ports was rejected by the longshore union leadership. Trudeau said Thursday that the union caucus’s decision to reject a federal mediator’s tentative deal that was agreed to at the bargaining table, putting them back…
BC Ports in Limbo as Union Removes Strike Notice Despite Dispute With Employers
The fallout from the labour dispute at British Columbia ports continues to unfold, as the union representing about 7,400 workers abruptly rescinded a strike notice hours after issuing it. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has stepped up action in the federal response to B.C. ports potentially shutting down again in the dispute between the International…
Federal Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan Says Port Workers Strike Illegal
Federal Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan says a strike by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada is illegal after a ruling by the Canada Industrial Relations Board. In a tweet, O’Regan says the board ordered that the union cease and desist any strike activity because it did not provide 72 hours notice. The strike that…
BC Port Workers Resume Strike After Union Caucus Rejects Mediated Deal
Some 7,400 B.C. port workers are back on the picket lines after their union rejected a federal mediator’s proposed agreement that had originally ended the 13-day strike on July 13. Rob Ashton, president of the International Longshore Workers Union, said in a July 18 statement that its internal caucus rejected the tentative four-year agreement and…
BC Port Strike Could End Pending Approval of Terms Set by Federal Mediator
Business and government are responding favourably to a possible breakthrough in the 12-day strike that has shut down all ports along the British Columbia coast. Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan has given a federal mediator 24 hours to send him recommendations to end the dispute between the BC Maritime Employers Association and the International Longshore and…
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,”…
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