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'Do the work': Ottawa urges both sides in B.C. port dispute to restart talks

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 12 Nov, 2024 11:23 AM

Ottawa has urged both sides in the labour dispute at B-C ports to return to the table after the latest mediated talks collapsed over the weekend.

A statement from federal Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon says both the employers and the union representing more than 700 longshore supervisors "must understand the urgency of the situation" as a lockout enters its second week.

My statement on the collective bargaining negotiations at the Ports of British Columbia and Quebec: pic.twitter.com/4pb9nXrh99
— Steven MacKinnon (@stevenmackinnon) November 12, 2024

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— Steven MacKinnon (@stevenmackinnon) November 12, 2024

MacKinnon says Canadians are counting on both side to "do the work necessary to reach an agreement."

The labour strife in B-C is happening while another dispute is disrupting the Port of Montreal, where employers locked out nearly 12-hundred workers Sunday night after what they described as a "final" offer was not accepted.

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