A Big Problem: Vancouver Port labour dispute causes Forestry logjam, draws ire from MP Harper. Reference pulp & paper, not too long ago it was ALL shipped as unitized bales + rolls in conventional open hatch break-bulk geared forest products carriers along with package lumber. The move to almost exclusively shipping forest products via containers only occurred in past decade. quote: It is not acceptable to have relatively small numbers of people blocking what is important trade for a range of British Columbian and Canadian businesses,” he said in a question-and-answer session at the B.C. Chamber of Commerce. (...hmmm, the ILWU longshoremen on the ports waterfronts handling cargo in&out used to block all import/export trade out of BC/West Coast Canada all the time until designated an essential national concern 15 years or so ago) The issue is complex because while the ports are a federal jurisdiction, the unionized truckers’ dispute is with the trucking companies they work for. Adding to the complexity is 1,400 non-unionized truckers who are withholding their labour without collective bargaining rights Ms. Raitt said Wednesday she continues to monitor the situation closely. “We expect the parties to work together to return to normal service and call on the province to take the necessary steps to address the situation,” she said. “I’m confident there is a sufficient level of concern from the federal and provincial governments on this file, it is just whether they do anything,” he said. “The pressure is building.” B.C. Minister of Transportation Todd Stone said “A settlement needs to be found quickly as this disruption is impacting B.C.’s economy and the reputation of Canada’s Pacific Gateway.” The federal government ordered CN and its smaller rival, Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd., last week to each move at least 500,000 tonnes of grain, or 5,500 rail cars, a week, or risk fines of up to $100,000 a day. unquote theprovince/story_print.html?id=9610103&sponsor
Posted on: Sun, 16 Mar 2014 19:00:30 +0000
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