BC Port Lockout Looms as Businesses Fear Fallout of Another Labour Disruption

BC Port Lockout Looms as Businesses Fear Fallout of Another Labour Disruption
A seaplane prepares to land on the harbour as a cargo ship is guided by tugboats from a berth at port, in Vancouver, on July 16. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck
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Ports in British Columbia could potentially be paralyzed again starting next week as a lockout looms in the dispute between employers and the union representing more than 700 foremen.

The Canadian Chamber of Commerce said Friday the lockout coincides with an expanded job action at the Port of Montreal, bringing more uncertainty to Canada’s supply chain.