Vancouver Port Strike

• B.C. port requests last-minute hearing to avert looming job action

  The BC Maritime Employers Association says if a strike by ship and dock foremen is allowed to proceed Monday, it will have 'no choice' but to impose an industry-wide lockout.

  Economy

  Jul 7, 2024
  
• B.C. port strike affected 17% of retailers with auto sector hit hardest: StatCan

  Retail sales figures continued to grow in July, according to the latest data from Statistics Canada, even as 17 per cent of retailers say strikes at BC ports affected sales.

  Money

  Sep 22, 2023
  
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• End B.C. port strike, CFIB urges Ottawa, as half of businesses impacted

  The Canadian Federation of Independent Business is calling for an end to the B.C. port strike that it says has impacted half of its members.

  Economy

  Jul 11, 2023
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• ‘Smear campaign’: Union issues statement on Day 6 of B.C. port strike

  The union that represents B.C. port workers against their employer, the BC Maritime Employers Association, issued strong words Thursday morning.

  Economy

  Jul 6, 2023
• More than 7,000 B.C. port workers now on strike

  Longshoremen manned picket lines in ports in Vancouver and Prince Rupert Saturday, with a strike that could potentially cause 'major damage' to Canada's economy, one expert said.

  Economy

  Jul 1, 2023