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.
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Vancouver port employer could shut out foremen, grain will not be hit
Montreal Port dockworkers begin overtime strike
Dockworkers at the Port of Montreal have begun an overtime strike on Thursday morning, the port authority said, as negotiations over a new contract make little progress.
U.S. port strike ends leaving cargo backlog
Tentative deal includes 62 per cent wage hike over six years
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.
Montreal port says strike by workers is over, clients can expect delays
A three-day strike by unionized Montreal port workers that shut down two container traffic terminals ended early on Thursday as scheduled.
Pulse Weekly: Pulse Canada braces for potential rail shutdown
Canada’s pulse industry has been battening down the hatches as the country’s major railways prepare for a work stoppage on Aug. 22.
North American agriculture groups ask US, Canadian governments to stop rail strike
Nearly three dozen North American agriculture groups, in a joint letter to the U.S. and Canadian governments today, urged action to avoid a rail stoppage.
Railway strike vote dismays farmers
Grain Growers of Canada calls on railways, workers to resolve their differences
Grain Growers of Canada is sounding the alarm over a potential strike by workers at both of the country’s major railways.
CN train stopped by demonstrators in Winnipeg, union says
A union representing striking workers in Halifax said it stopped a CN train in Winnipeg yesterday as part of escalations against that company.
Striking Rogers Sugar workers reach tentative deal
The walk-out sparked sugar shortages and led Alberta sugar beet producers to call for more local investment
Rogers Sugar says it's reached a tentative deal with the union representing striking workers from its Vancouver refinery.
Viterra workers suspend strike to vote on new offer
Workers will be working to rule during the voting period
Today, Grain and General Services Union workers employed by Viterra in Saskatchewan said they will vote on the grain handling company's latest final offer over the next two weeks. Locals 1 and 2, representing country operations and head office staff, respectively, were set to walk out at 2 p.m. today if a deal had not been reached.
Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field
