Ottawa Urges Both Sides in BC Port Dispute to Restart Talks

Ottawa Urges Both Sides in BC Port Dispute to Restart Talks
Locked out International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 514 port workers and supporters attend a rally, in Vancouver, on Nov. 8, 2024. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck
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VANCOUVER—The federal government is urging both sides in the British Columbia port dispute to return to the table after Saturday’s collapse of mediated talks to end the lockout at container terminals that has entered its second week.

A statement issued by the office of federal Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon on Monday said both the port employers and the union representing more than 700 longshore supervisors “must understand the urgency of the situation.”