More Than Half of Small Businesses Say Port Strike Will Hurt Operations

International Longshore and Warehouse Union workers wave at cars driving past while picketing outside of the BC Maritime Employers Association Dispatch Centre after a 72-hour strike notice and no agreement made at the bargaining table, in Vancouver on July 1, 2023. The Canadian Press/Ethan Cairns

More than half of Canadian small businesses say the strike at the Vancouver Port will affect their operations, according to a survey by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB).

“With no resolution in sight, three quarters of businesses (75%) are calling on the federal government to make ending the strike quickly a top priority,” CFIB said in a July 11 news release.