OTTAWA –
Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon says he’s intervening to finish the work stoppages at ports in each British Columbia and Montreal.
He says the negotiations have reached an deadlock and he’s directing the Canada Industrial Relations Board to order the resumption of all operations on the ports and transfer the talks to binding arbitration.
He says the work stoppages on the ports of British Columbia and the Port of Montreal are considerably impacting provide chains, hundreds of jobs, and Canada’s status as a dependable buying and selling associate.
Enterprise teams had been calling for presidency intervention to get the circulation of products transferring once more.
The minister’s transfer to finish the stoppages comes after the federal government stepped in to finish halted operations at Canada’s two essential railways in August.
MacKinnon says he hopes operations might be restored in a matter of days.
This report by The Canadian Press was first revealed Nov. 12, 2024.
