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.
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.
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.
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, directing the Canada Industrial Relations Board to order the resumption of all operations and move the talks to binding arbitration.
Canada moves to end labor disputes at ports, cites economic damage
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 and Montreal, citing the economic damage inflicted.
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 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.
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