Federal Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon is forcing the reopening of shipping ports by ordering the Canada Industrial Relations Board to impose binding arbitration on labour disputes in British ...

The union representing locked-out port workers in B.C. is planning a court challenge after the federal government moved to end the work stoppage. Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon intervened ...

Contract negotiations in a labour dispute that has paralyzed container cargo shipping at British Columbia’s ports since Monday have been called off. In an update posted to their website on ...

Nov 5 (Reuters) - The British Columbia ports labour dispute continued on Tuesday, impacting exports at Canada's biggest port in Vancouver with no sign of negotiating progress. International ...

A major trade artery was shut down on Monday when employers locked out more than 700 foremen at ports across British Columbia, sparking fears across the country for Canada's supply chain.