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Nov 12, 2024

Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon orders binding arbitration on Montreal and BC ports disputes

After breakdowns in negotiations and lockouts at the ports of Montreal and British Columbia, Canada’s Labour Minister has directed the… Read more 

Nov 12, 2024

Employers lock out union members at the Port of Montreal

The Maritime Employers Association (MEA) has locked out members of the Port of Montreal dockworkers’ union (Syndicat des débardeurs du… Read more 

Nov 8, 2024

BC Ports dispute: Talks scheduled for this weekend

The International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 514 (ILWU Local 514) and BC Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) are scheduled to… Read more 

Nov 1, 2024

Union issues 72hr strike notice in BC ports dispute

The International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 514 has rejected an offer from the BC Maritime Employers Association… Read more 

Oct 29, 2024

Partial unlimited strike at the Port of Montreal

The Port of Montreal dockworkers’ union (Syndicat des débardeurs du port de Montréal) has announced that job action… Read more 

Oct 4, 2024

U.S. East and Gulf ports strike has come to an end (temporarily)

The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) workers union and United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) have reached a tentative agreement… Read more 

Oct 1, 2024

Eastern U.S. and Gulf Ports shut down due to strike

Dockworkers on the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts began strike action at 12:01 a.m. ET on October 1st.… Read more 

Sep 28, 2024

Port of Montreal dockworkers serve 72-hour strike notice

The union representing longshore workers at the Port of Montreal (syndicat des débardeurs) issued a 72-hour notice on… Read more 

Sep 4, 2020

REACH Compliance: Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals

The registration, evaluation, authorization and restriction of chemicals (REACH) relates to all chemical substances, not just those included… Read more 

May 8, 2020

CBSA information for importers, and what you need to know about CUSMA

The trade agreement, dubbed the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) in the U.S., officially known as the Canada-United States-Mexico… Read more