The threat of port strikes across North America continues to send jitters across already stressed supply chains. Canada’s Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) over the weekend ruled that a planned 72-hour strike against DP World in Canada went against the country’s…
READ MORE >The Canadian government and the union representing more than 9,000 Canada Border Services Agency workers reached a tentative agreement Tuesday that ends the threat of a work stoppage on Friday, officials have said (source: Freight Waves).
READ MORE >Canadian National Railway Co. and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference Canada still appear to be far apart in contract negotiations after the union rejected calls for binding arbitration and said both CN and Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. rejected an…
READ MORE >The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) union began bargaining earlier this month with rail operators Canadian National Railway (CN) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) after the parties’ collective agreement expired last December. The union has vowed to strike at…
READ MORE >Canada's federal government has instructed workers and management in the St. Lawrence Seaway strike to sit down with a mediator this Friday and hash out their differences, as groups ranging from grain farmers to steelmakers feel the squeeze. The job…
READ MORE >The union representing more than 7,000 dockworkers at two of Canada’s busiest ports is set for a key vote on a new contract on Friday, potentially putting an end to labor unrest that has temporarily disrupted billions of dollars in…
READ MORE >Dockworkers at ports along Canada's Pacific coast and their employers accepted a tentative wage deal on Thursday, ending a 13-day strike that disrupted trade at the country's busiest ports and risked worsening inflation. "The British Columbia Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA)…
READ MORE >Day six of the west coast Canadian port strikes and the pressure is growing on the federal government to intervene to resolve a contract dispute between employers and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Canada (source: Splash 247).
READ MORE >Canada’s International Longshore and Warehouse posted a notice on June 5 that it will conduct a strike authorization vote among its members at the end of this week. The union, which represents 7,200 dockworkers at the ports of Vancouver and…
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