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CP NewsAlert: Feds move to end port strikes, order binding arbitration

OTTAWA — Labour Minister Steven Mackinnon says he is intervening to end the port strikes in both Vancouver and Montreal.
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Steve MacKinnon, Minister of Labour and Seniors rises during Question Period in Ottawa, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

OTTAWA — Labour Minister Steven Mackinnon says he is intervening to end the port strikes in both Vancouver and Montreal.

He says the negotiations have reached an impasse and he is directing the Canada Industrial Relations Board to order the resumption of all operations at the ports and move the talks to binding arbitration.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 12, 2024.

Canadian Press Staff, The Canadian Press

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