Nearly five billion dollars’ worth of cargo potentially disrupted at B.C. ports as a workers’ strike enters its seventh day. Read more
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The British Columbia Maritime Employers Association , which represents 49 private-sector employers, also said there have been layoffs in industries that depend upon the ports, but didn’t elaborate on the sources of their information or the companies affected.We deliver the local news you need in these turbulent times on weekdays at 3 p.m.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
It urged the union representing the workers to participate in a “voluntary mediation-arbitration process to restore stability for Canadians as soon as possible.” The BCMEA said it has advanced “reasonable proposals” that would make progress towards the union’s demands and has offered “significant wage increases.”
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