US EditionFeds move to end port strikes, order binding arbitration
- Canada’s labor minister, Steven Mackinnon, is intervening to end lockouts at the country's two biggest ports.
- Negotiations have reached an impasse, and operations at Vancouver and Montreal ports will resume for binding arbitration.
- $1.3 billion Canadian dollars of goods are affected daily, impacting supply chains and Canada’s trading reputation.
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The government of Justin Trudeau has taken an important step this Tuesday to try to resolve a series of labor disputes in several of the main Canadian ports. The Minister of Labour, Steven MacKinnon, has asked the Canadian Council of Industrial Relations to order the immediate resumption of operations in port terminals affected by lockouts, in addition to imposing binding arbitration and prolonging the duration of existing collective contracts.
Canada moves to end labor disputes at ports, cites economic damage
OTTAWA: Canada on Tuesday moved to end labor disputes at the country's biggest ports, including Vancouver and Montreal, citing economic damage and the potential for driving away trading partners. It was the second time in a few months that the Liberal government has stepped in to halt a dispute. In August it ordered an end to work stoppages at the country's two largest railway companies. Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon said he had directed the …
Ottawa puts end to lockouts at ports in British Columbia and Quebec
A Canadian National intermodal train makes the transition from the former Illinois Central to the former Elgin, Joliet & Eastern at Matteson, Ill., to begin its trip west and north around the Chicago area on Feb. 11, 2023. David Lassen OTTAWA — Canada’s labor minister has ordered port employees back to work in British Columbia and Quebec after negotiations between unions and terminal operators reach an impasse. “I have directed the Canada Indus…
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