Feds move to end port strikes, order binding arbitration

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 …

STATEMENT – Defending fair and free collective bargaining and the right to strike – The AI Journal

TORONTO, Nov. 12, 2024 /CNW/ – The order for binding arbitration to abruptly end a lock-out at ports in British Columbia and Quebec is a blow to workers’ rights in Canada and only emboldens the employers: associations of global multi-national corporations that operate dozens of ports around the world. It is important to remember that it was the employer’s decision to lockout workers at the ports. In the case of the two-year lock-out of port wor…

Canada orders binding arbitration to end port lockout

With the lockouts, $930m of goods are being affected daily, affecting supply chains and economy, the government says.

Union says it will challenge Ottawa's intervention in B.C. port work stoppages

The union representing locked-out port workers in British Columbia says it plans to challenge the federal government's intervention in the ongoing labour dispute.

Canada Sends Port Contract Talks to Arbitration, Ending Lockouts

Patrick Gloutney, president of the CUPE union locked out at the Montreal port, denounced the decision, calling it “a dark day for workers’ rights."