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Port workers in British Columbia have accepted a new four-year tentative deal with their employers, bringing an end to an extended contract dispute that has…

A late-night breakthrough could herald an end to British Columbia’s long-running port dispute, with the longshore workers’ union and the employers’ association, announcing a new…

In the aftermath of heavy rains and flooding in Nova Scotia, which damaged the Canadian National (CN) railway line connecting the port of Halifax to…

The devastating floods in Nova Scotia have taken out the Canadian National (CN) railway line that connects the port of Halifax to the rest of…

In a development that may end the B.C. port strike, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada (ILWU) said, on Friday, that it will recommend…

The fallout from the labour dispute at British Columbia ports continues to unfold, as the union representing about 7,400 workers abruptly rescinded a strike notice…

Thousands of port workers across British Columbia are resuming strike activity after failing to ratify a tentative deal that was reached through federal mediation.  More…

The strike at British Columbia’s ports is ending after both sides accepted the terms of a proposed deal recommended by a federal mediator.  The B.C.…

Federal Labour Minister, Seamus O’Regan, has invoked his statutory powers under the Canada Labour Code and sent a letter on July 11th, to the lead…

The B.C. Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) has been calling for binding arbitration to end the strike involving about 7,400 workers at more than 30 B.C. ports.  Negotiations…

B.C. port workers with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) walked off the job Saturday morning.  Their employer, the B.C. Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA),…