Canadian Minister of Labor Steven MacKinnon on Nov. 12 moved to intervene in port labor disputes in Montreal, Vancouver and Quebec City by asking the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) to order an end to work stoppages and impose binding arbitration.
The long running British Columbia ports labor dispute looks to have finally been settled. On Aug. 4, members of the ILWU Canada Longshore Division voted 77.64% in favor of ratification of a four-year
Collective bargain works, until it doesn’t. The tentative deal between the British Columbia Marine Employers Association (BCMEA) and the ILWU Canada announced July 14, didn’t last long and striking workers were back on the
A tentative agreement has been reached in the labor dispute between the ILWU Canada and the British Columbia Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA). The B.C. port strike has caused an estimated CAD 9.7 billion disruption
