Canada’s Labor Minister Steven Mackinnon says he is intervening to end lockouts at the country’s two biggest ports after the negotiations reached an impasse. He said he is directing the Canada Industrial Relations Board to order the resumption of all operations at the ports of Vancouver and Montreal and move the talks to binding arbitration.
Locked out International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 514 port workers and supporters attend a rally, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. Canada Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon speaks with media during a news conference, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, in Ottawa.
Labor Minister Steven Mackinnon said the negotiations have reached an impasse and he is directing the Canada Industrial Relations Board to order the resumption of all operations at the ports of Vancouver and Montreal and move the talks to binding arbitration.“There is a limit to the economic self destruction that Canadians are prepared to accept,” MacKinnon said. “In the face of economic self destruction there is an obligation to intervene. As minister of labor that responsibility falls to me.
MacKinnon said $1.3 billion Canadian dollars of goods is affected every day. He said it was impacting supply chains, the economy and Canada’s reputation as reliable trading partner.The move to end the stoppages comes after the government stepped in to end halted operations at Canada’s two main railways in August.
The job action came after port workers in British Columbia were locked out amid a labor dispute involving more than 700 longshore supervisors, resulting in a paralysis of container cargo traffic at terminals on the West Coast.
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