News / Cargo chaos looms as strikes threaten Canada's ports and rail networks

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Strike action has threatened to erupt at both Canada’s ports and rail networks, leaving the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) with its hands full.  

In its ongoing dispute against the British Columbia Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA), the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) issued a formal 72-hour notice of intended strike action against DP World Canada, set to commence today at 4.30pm. 

Yesterday, however, the CIRB instructed the union to rescind the notice, ruling a strike would be unlawful.   

It said: ...