The BC Maritime Employers Association says stability at Canada’s West Coast ports drove a six per cent increase in hours worked by …
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Artificial Intelligence (AI)FeaturedTechnology in HR
This dockworker in Vancouver uses AI to hold bosses accountable
By Isaac Phan Nay | The Tyee Nearly every week for more than eight years, longshoreman Veetesh Rup has looked over the mess …
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FeaturedLabour Relations
Report on B.C. port turmoil backs right to strike, rebuffing essential-service calls
By Ashley Joannou The right of workers to strike and employers to lock them out should be preserved for the longshore industry in …
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FeaturedWorkplace Safety & OHS
‘It’s like gambling’: Union at Port of Vancouver sounds alarm on grain silo explosions
By Isaac Phan Nay | The Tyee The union for workers at the Port of Vancouver’s grain export terminals is warning that sliding …
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FeaturedLabour Relations
Industry says long-term labour solutions needed despite latest B.C. ports deal
By Chuck Chiang Business and industry groups are applauding a deal between British Columbia’s port employers and supervisors, but say further damage may …
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Maritime employers in British Columbia and the union representing port supervisors say they have ratified a new four-year collective agreement, after a …
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By Christopher Reynolds After a choppy couple of years for Canada’s largest ports, a new paper argues that automation can provide a path …
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FeaturedLabour Relations
Montreal dockworkers, employers to enter mediation after six-day work stoppage
Dockworkers and employers at the Port of Montreal say they are set to begin mediation after a six-day work stoppage earlier this …
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FeaturedLabour Relations
Canadians favour government intervention in Canada Post, port labour disputes: poll
By Anja Karadeglija A new poll suggests Canadians are supportive of government intervention in the labour disputes at ports and at Canada Post. …
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FeaturedLabour Relations
B.C. port union challenges constitutionality of labour minister’s back-to-work order
The union representing port supervisors in British Columbia is formally challenging the legal and constitutional authority of the federal labour minister to …

