Analyst: ‘Labour is not the source of rising costs in marine shipping, and the resulting inflation’
Employers say American workers refusing to handle cargo diverted from Vancouver
More than 30 ports along the B.C. coast remain behind picket lines
International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada workers have been on strike since Canada Day.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said strike causing ‘extreme hardship’ for her province
ILWUC says the BC Maritime Employers Association has walked away from the table 3 times
Day six of B.C. port strike as management calls for binding arbitration
‘The first week or two, businesses are usually able to bridge quite fine, it gets increasingly worse’
Canadian Pacific Kansas City, formerly CP Rail, says the company is ‘closely monitoring’ developments
President Fiona Famulak urges government action if strike, now in its fifth day, continues
More than 7,000 workers at 30 ports across B.C. have been on strike since Saturday
Group wants ports and rail lines designated as essential infrastructure
Strike affecting B.C. ports now into its 4th day as talks stall
The union served a 72-hour strike notice on Wednesday
The strike notice affects about 7,400 terminal cargo loaders and 49 of the province’s waterfront employers
Longshoremen prepared to walk out on Saturday
Union members voted 99.24 per cent in favour of strike action earlier this month
99% of the 7,200 workers represented by the longshore workers union voted in favour of strike
Strike action could begin as soon as June 24 if negotiations do not progress
Despite decrease, port authority CEO stressed that more capacity is ‘desperately needed’
