Closed ports in British Columbia and Montreal are crunching Canada’s economy, spurring calls for longer-term solutions to fix frequent labour disruptions. More on that below – including a postcard on how travel companies are tapping into the U.S. election – but first:a 72-hour strike notice to Canada Post and says workers will be in a legal strike position as of Friday if negotiated settlements have not been reached.A big day of domestic earnings includes Shopify Inc.
The work stoppages are also exposing how painfully reliable labour disruptions have become at the country’s major ports. The root causes of the new West Coast lockout, Jang writes, were foreshadowed in a report dating from 2010, which called for longer-term thinking on the way unions and employers negotiate. And that report echoed one from 1995.
“In the absence of a national strategy where all levels of government are working together to improve Canada’s competitiveness and reputation as a trading nation through increased investments across the transportation supply chain, investment levels will inevitably slip,” he wrote in an e-mail.The unions representing dockworkers at both ports are seeking pay raises.
An interim deal was reached to carry the union and employer through to January, but the workers’ “non-negotiable” stance on automation was left unaddressed.
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