Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB)

Strike averted at DP World’s port facilities in Western Canada

A strike by ship and dock foremen at DP World’s port facilitiesin Western Canada has been prevented from occurring this week. 

On Sunday, July 7, the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) determinedthat the International Longshore & Warehouse Union Canada (ILWU) Local 514 cannot proceed with plans to strike on July 8 at about 4:30 p.m. Pacific Time. Union members had indicated that they would be going on strike at DP World’s port facilities in Western Canada, according to the British...

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Port of Halifax monitoring impasse between Canadian railways and union members

The Port of Halifax in Nova Scotia, Canada, is bracing for operational impacts should the two major freight railways and their union employees fail to reach a labor agreement later this year and go on strike.

“Supply chains are interconnected, and what happens to one partner will have a domino effect on another. The Port of Halifax is monitoring for potential impacts,” Port of Halifax spokesperson Lori MacLean told Container News.

Industry stakeholders have been concerned that members of the...

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