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Immigration minister calls era of “unlimited supply of cheap labour” at an end

By Jonah Grignon November 14, 2024

The era of an “unlimited supply of cheap labour” in Canada is over, says Immigration Minister Marc Miller. According to a report from Global News, Miller said employers may need to start offering higher wages to Canadian workers while speaking to the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade Wednesday.

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Federal government moves to end disputes at ports of Vancouver and Montreal

Labour board will take a few days to issue order; West Coast union says it will file a legal challenge

By David Ljunggren, Reuters November 12, 2024

Canadian Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon said this morning he had directed the country's labor relations board to order an end to disputes at the ports of Vancouver and Montreal, citing the economic damage inflicted.

File photo of cranes at the Port of Montreal. (Jean-Paul_Lejeune/iStock/Getty Images)

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Montreal dockworkers’ union rejects offer; lockout begins

By Divya Rajagopal, Reuters November 12, 2024

The Montreal Longshoremen's Union rejected a final offer made for a new labour contract, leading to a lockout being declared, the Maritime Employers Association (MEA) and the union said on Sunday.

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Montreal port employers threaten shutdown

By Ed White, Reuters November 8, 2024

Port of Montreal terminal operators have threatened to shut down most operations as of Sunday after providing a "final, comprehensive offer" to the longshore union.

A container terminal at the Port of Vancouver. (FangXiaNuo/E+/Canada)

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Labor dispute stops canola oil, forestry exports from West Coast

By Ed White, Reuters November 8, 2024

Canada's exports of canola oil and forest products from West Coast ports, including the Port of Vancouver, have halted due to a labor dispute, producers said on Thursday.

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West coast ports shutdown enters second day

By Ed White, Reuters November 5, 2024

The British Columbia ports labour dispute continued on Tuesday, impacting exports at Canada's biggest port in Vancouver with no sign of negotiating progress.

A freighter is loaded with grain from a terminal at Vancouver’s Burrard Inlet. (Maxvis/iStock/Getty Images)

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Vancouver port employer could shut out foremen, grain will not be hit

By Ed White, Reuters November 1, 2024

Port of Vancouver foremen will be locked out on Monday unless they scrap a proposed strike, employers at Canada's biggest port said on Friday, but grain handling would not be affected.

FILE PHOTO: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on October 14, 2024. REUTERS/Blair Gable/File Photo

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Canada’s immigration cuts could hurt labor pool, industry groups say

By Anna Mehler Paperny, Ed White, Reuters October 25, 2024

Immigration cuts, meant to ease strained housing and social services, could hurt the country's labor pool, some industry groups said yesterday.

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Canada labour minister proposes new mediator for Montreal port workers strike

By Reuters October 16, 2024

Federal Labour Minister Steve MacKinnon on Tuesday proposed the appointment of a special mediator for a 90-day period in a bid to solve the ongoing labour dispute at the Port of Montreal.

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U.S. port strike ends leaving cargo backlog

Tentative deal includes 62 per cent wage hike over six years

By David Shepardson, Doyinsola Oladipo, Reuters October 4, 2024

U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast ports began reopening late on Thursday after dockworkers and port operators reached a wage deal to settle the industry's biggest work stoppage in nearly half a century, but clearing the cargo backlog will take time.

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Tag Archives labour

Immigration minister calls era of “unlimited supply of cheap labour” at an end

Federal government moves to end disputes at ports of Vancouver and Montreal

Montreal dockworkers’ union rejects offer; lockout begins

Montreal port employers threaten shutdown

Labor dispute stops canola oil, forestry exports from West Coast

West coast ports shutdown enters second day

Vancouver port employer could shut out foremen, grain will not be hit

Canada’s immigration cuts could hurt labor pool, industry groups say

Canada labour minister proposes new mediator for Montreal port workers strike

U.S. port strike ends leaving cargo backlog

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