Canadian Minister of Labour intervenes in port disputes
Canadian Minister of Labour Steven MacKinnon on Tuesday 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.
Canada Labor Minister to Provide Update on Status of Port Disputes
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon will brief media at 10 am Eastern Time (1500 GMT) on Tuesday about the status of disputes at the major ports of Vancouver and Montreal, his office said in a statement. A spokesman for MacKinnon declined to give more details.
Canada Orders Ports to Restart as Labor Disputes Choke Trade
Justin Trudeau’s government directed an independent labor board to end lockouts at Canada’s largest ports, as it did with railways in August, to avoid an economic disruption in the country.
Canada moves to end disputes at ports of Vancouver and Montreal
Canadian Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon said on Tuesday he had directed the country's labor relations board to order an end to disputes at the ports of Vancouver
Canada moves to end labor disputes at ports, cites economic damage
Canada on Tuesday moved to end labor disputes at the country's two biggest ports, Vancouver and Montreal, citing economic damage and the potential for driving away trading partners. It was the second time in a few months that the Liberal government has stepped in to halt a dispute.
Canada Moves to End Port Lockouts and Orders Binding Arbitration
Canada’s labor minister said Tuesday he is intervening to end lockouts at the country’s two biggest ports. 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 and move the talks to binding arbitration.
Labour Minister invokes binding arbitration to end disputes at B.C. Quebec ports
Canada's Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon has sent labour disputes at ports in Quebec and British Columbia to binding arbitration and has ordered people back to work. He said his decision will bring 'the necessary resolutions for both workers and employers.
Labour Minister moves to end port lockouts in Montreal and British Columbia
Labour Minister Steven Mackinnon has put an end to the work stoppages at Quebec and British Columbia ports by ordering binding and final arbitration. Mackinnon said on Tuesday the negotiations had hit an impasse and the economic and reputational damage to Canada as a reliable trade partner was in jeopardy.
Federal government moves to end port work stoppages, orders binding arbitration
OTTAWA — Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon is intervening to end the work stoppages at ports in both British Columbia and Montreal.
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Canada Sends Port Contract Talks to Arbitration, Ending Lockouts
Patrick Gloutney, president of the CUPE union locked out at the Montreal port, denounced the decision, calling it "a dark day ...
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Union says it will challenge Ottawa's intervention in B.C. port work stoppages
The union representing locked-out port workers in British Columbia is planning a court challenge after the federal government ...
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Federal government moves to end port strikes, orders binding arbitration
Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon intervened Tuesday to end work stoppages at ports in both British Columbia and Montreal, ...
B.C. port supervisors return to work after Ottawa forces employers to end lockouts
Unions at B.C., Montreal ports say they will each challenge Ottawa’s intervention to end the lockouts and impose binding ...
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