B.C. port strike: Labour minister tells mediator to pitch deal in bid to break impasse
The strike has ground critical Canadian supply chains to a halt and cost the national economy an estimated $500 million per day
There may be movement towards an end to the bitter labour dispute that has shut down B.C.’s ports.
Federal Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan sent a letter to the lead federal negotiator in the strike Tuesday to trigger section 105(2) of the Canada Labour Code, which allows them to make recommendations for a settlement of the dispute. ---More...