The Maritime Employers Association locked out 1,200 longshore workers at the Port of Montreal on Sunday night after workers voted to reject the contract offer. The strike action came after the B.C. Maritime Employers Association locked out more than 730 dock foremen across the west coast ports ...
Ultimately, the ILWU caucus approved and recommended to its membership the terms of settlement proposed by the senior federal mediator and ratified by the British Columbia Maritime Employers Association, or BCMEA, which represents port ownership, on July 13. In a tweet, Canadian Labor Minister Seamu...
Reports on the Canada Industrial Relations Board's determination whether rail services should be maintained in Canada in the event of a strike or lockout, according to the Canadian National Railway Co. (CN). Negotiations between CN officials and representatives from the United Transportation Union, ...
U.S. port strike In the U.S., a strike could materialize on the East Coast and Gulf Coast ports in the coming weeks. Some 85,000 dockworkers, unionized under the International Longshoremen’s Assn., will see their labor contracts expire Sept. 30 with the U.S...
Canadian Federation of Independent Business were affected by the strike through missed sales, delayed production or orders and the inability to export products. The world’s biggest fertilizer producer, Saskatchewan-based Nutrien Ltd., cut production at its Cory potash mine, citing the ...
This act brings Canada’s efforts to address forced labour in alignment with other regions such as theUnited States, theUnited KingdomandAustralia. Minister of Transport Omar Alghabra listens during an announcement at Port Metro Vancouver’s Centerm container terminal ...
TORONTO (AP) — A strike by plane mechanics forced Canada's second largest airline, WestJet, to cancel hundreds more flights Sunday, upending plans of roughly 110,000 travelers over the Canada Day long weekend and prompting the carrier to demand action from...
continue to evaluate a possible return to service of a daily flight from Miami International Airport into Haiti."American has made the difficult decision to suspend daily service between Miami (MIA) and Port-au-Prince, Haiti (PAP)," the spokesperson said. "We are proud of our more th...
Two major strikes in the late 1980s marred a decade-long record of good labor relations. The Associated Railway Union's 50,000 members walked out over wages, pensions, and job security in August 1987. By the sixth day of the strike, government legislation that levied fines against workers ...
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