The Federal Government has seemingly come to the decision that as the sun sets on the 11th day of the BC port strike, that the disruption to the shipment of goods through British Columbia's ports should come to an end.
Federal Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan issued a statement this evening that outlines that he has instructed the federal mediators to provide a written recommendation for terms of settlement to the dispute.
The Minister is using section 105 (2) of the Canada Labour Code that allows for recommendation for a settlement of a dispute.
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The information release noting that in the Labour Minister's view, the recent negotiations have delivered enough good work to move forward, observing that any differences between the two sides no longer justify the work stoppage.
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The mediator's terms will be forwarded to both sides on Wednesday morning, starting the clock once again towards a response.
Mr. O'Regan seemingly hoping for a positive response to the move, did not specify what would be the government's next step, should the federally delivered terms not be accepted by either side.
The BCMEA acknowledged the Minister's correspondence today with their own short statement.
The ILWU have not issued any comment yet to the latest development in the state of negotiations.
The decision comes following a day of increasing pressure on the Federal government to bring the labour impasse to an end and have the flow of goods through BC Ports resume.
You can review some of those appeals to the government from our archive page.
Cross posted from the North Coast Review.
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