A federal industrial inquiry responding to B.C. port disruptions has recommended changes to collective bargaining and geographic certification for trade unions while preserving the right to strike.
The newly released final report from the Industrial Inquiry Commission on West Coast Ports said Canada’s ports play a vital role in the basic functioning of the Canadian economy and in connecting Canadian farmers, natural resource industries, manufacturers, consumers and workers to global markets.
“The West Coast ports specifically are critical to Canada’s economic infrastructure, handling a significant volume of Canada’s total goods trade, including an average of $800 million worth of cargo a day and 25 percent of the nation’s total traded goods
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