PUBLISHER: CNBC (www.cnbc.com)
Canadian Labor Minister Steven MacKinnon has invoked federal powers to end work stoppages at the ports of Vancouver, Prince Rupert and Montreal, ordering binding and final arbitration between labor unions and ports ownership.
Strike actions by unions and ports ownership lockouts had hit both coasts of the key U.S. northern trade partner. Vancouver and Prince Rupert have been shut down since November 4, while Montreal dockworkers were locked out by ports management on Monday.