Groups representing Canadian businesses want the federal government to intervene in the strike
Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters says designating ports and rail lines as essential infrastructure, and limiting when and where labour and other disruptions can occur, would provide manufacturers the stability they need.
In 2021, the federal government passed back-to-work legislation that forced the Port of Montreal’s 1,150 dock workers to end their strike at one of Canada’s busiest ports. “Domestically, with goods unable to move efficiently through west coast ports, businesses could experience delays in receiving essential raw materials, components, and finished products,” she said. “Companies have already started to divert cargo to other ports, causing a loss of local economic activity and higher GHG emissions to get products into the country.”
“B.C.’s ports play an essential role in Canada’s mining supply chain, serving as central hubs for the transport of the critical minerals and metals essential to businesses both domestically and internationally,” the association’s CEO, Pierre Gratton, said in a statement. “Canada’s reputation as a trusted producer of these materials is in question if we are unable to rely on our transportation networks to get them to market.
Representatives for the B.C. Maritime Employers Association and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada negotiated over the long weekend, before the association issued a statement saying it didn’t think more bargaining would produce a deal.
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