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A new tentative deal reached between the two sides involved in a labour dispute impacting some 7,400 British Columbia port workers would mean “long-term stability” if ratified, Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan says. The deal was reached late Sunday night with the assistance of the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB). The …
Read More »B.C. port strike: Ottawa urges parties to settle dispute ‘once and for all’
The on-off strike saga at British Columbia’s ports appears to be over — for now — as workers returned to work Thursday. Federal Transport Minister Omar Alghabra said he was “relieved” that the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada had withdrawn its strike notice Wednesday and that the union workers …
Read More »B.C. port strike recovery will take ‘several months’: industry group
The extended strike that halted work at B.C.’s ports over the past couple of weeks has caused “severe backlogs” that could take months to recover, a national trade group has warned. Work resumed Thursday after the federal government reached a tentative deal with the B.C. Maritime Employers Association and the …
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