Breakthrough in Canada’s port labor dispute?

Dock workers and employers reach a new tentative agreement in Canada’s port labor dispute: A new tentative agreement has been reached between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada (ILWU) and BC Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA), CBCreports. The Canada Industrial Relations Board helped in reaching the agreement. The union had voted to turn down a mediated agreement last Friday, prompting Labor Minister Seamus O’Regan to intervene. Details of the new agreement — which is pending ratification by union members and employers — have not been disclosed. The dispute had led to a strikefrom 1-13 July, impacting an estimated USD 7.6 bn worth of cargo movement.