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Labour minister announces inquiry into costly 2023 port strike in B.C.

  • Seamus O'Regan appoints an Industrial Inquiry Commission to investigate B.C.'s port strike from last summer, aiming to uncover its causes.
  • The federal government describes the port strike as a single labor dispute that led to significant economic disruption, lasting nearly two weeks in July.
  • Veteran mediator Vince Ready will lead the commission investigating the strike between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the BC Maritime Employers Association, with a focus on long-term solutions.
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GATINEAU, Que. — Federal Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan announced on Monday the creation of an industrial inquiry commission to investigate the underlying causes of the strike at the Port of British Columbia last summer. The federal government says in a statement that the labor dispute caused a major “economic disruption” as longshoremen demonstrated for just under two weeks last July. Mr. O'Regan said the commission will be headed by mediator V…

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