Port Strike

• Montreal port operations to resume Saturday after government orders end to lockout

  The Port of Montreal authority confirms that the Canada Industrial Relations Board has ordered operations to resume as of 7 a.m. Saturday.

  Money

  Nov 15, 2024
  
• Will your medication be impacted by port strike ripples? What experts say

  In the case of popular medications like Ozempic and Wegovy, the drug manufacturer Novo Nordisk told Global News the company has mitigation plans to minimize any disruption.

  Health

  Nov 13, 2024
  
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• Montreal dockworkers union to challenge binding arbitration order in court

  The move comes as the union representing locked-out port workers in B.C. also says it will challenge the federal government's move to end a work stoppage there.

  Canada

  Nov 13, 2024
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• B.C. port lockout: Union, employer plan mediated talks

  Employers and the union representing supervisors embroiled in a labour dispute that triggered a lockout at B.C. ports will attempt to reach a deal when talks restart this weekend.

  Politics

  Nov 8, 2024
• B.C. business groups urge end to port lockout as labour dispute halts shipping

  One of Canada's most vital trade arteries is cut off as employers at most of British Columbia's ports lock out their workers in a dispute involving about 700 unionized foremen.

  Economy

  Nov 5, 2024
• B.C. facing port shutdown as employers issue lockout notice in dispute with foremen

  B.C. port employers say they will "defensively" lock out members of the union representing more than 700 foremen after it served a strike notice.

  Economy

  Nov 1, 2024
• Union issues strike notice in B.C. port labour dispute, employers say

  The two sides had been negotiating with the help of a federal mediator for the last three days in a bid to avoid a work stoppage that would affect all ports in B.C.

  Oct 31, 2024
• U.S. port strike suspended until January to allow time for contract talks

  The two-day strike had raised fears of supply chain shortages and increased prices in Canada and the U.S., with backlogs at U.S. East and Gulf coast ports.

  Economy

  Oct 3, 2024
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• The U.S. port strike is not a reason to hoard toilet paper, experts say

  Social media platforms saw users post about shelves in their local supermarkets out of toilet paper. Experts said it was because consumer behaviour, not the U.S. port strike.

  Canada

  Oct 3, 2024
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• U.S. port strike will ’cause some issues’ for Manitoba, local experts say

  A strike in the United States that has seen 45,000 workers take to the picket lines could have wide-ranging impacts, even beyond that country's borders.

  Canada

  Oct 3, 2024