Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon says he’s ordering the Canada Industrial Relations Board to impose binding arbitration to end work stoppages at ports in Vancouver and Montreal after negotiations reached an impasse. Port workers in B.C. and Montreal have been locked out during ongoing labour disputes that has frozen cargo container movements from two of the countries busiest ports. (Nov. 12, 2024 / The Canadian Press)
Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon says he’s ordering the Canada Industrial Relations Board to impose binding arbitration to end work stoppages at ports in Vancouver and Montreal after negotiations reached an impasse. Port workers in B.C. and Montreal have been locked out during ongoing labour disputes that has frozen cargo container movements from two of the countries busiest ports. (Nov. 12, 2024 / The Canadian Press)
By Rosa Saba The Canadian Press
The union representing locked-out port workers in British Columbia is planning a court challenge after the federal government moved to end the work stoppage.
Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon intervened Tuesday to end lockouts at ports in both British Columbia and Montreal, directing the Canada Industrial Relations Board to order the resumption of all operations and move the talks to binding arbitration.
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