Labour minister sends ports labour dispute to binding arbitration, orders end to lockouts

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Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon has sent labour disputes at ports in Quebec and British Columbia to binding arbitration and ordered people back to work after long-running labour disputes reached what he described as a “total impasse.”

Move comes after labour disputes at ports in Quebec and B.C. reach impasse

Three people wearing protest signs face the camera against the backdrop of a blue, sunny sky. The signs read "ILWU Local 514 Locked Out."
Workers picket at Neptune Terminal during an International Longshore and Warehouse Union labour dispute in North Vancouver earlier this month. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press)

Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon has sent labour disputes at ports in Quebec and British Columbia to binding arbitration and ordered people back to work after long-running labour disputes reached what he described as a “total impasse.”

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