Canada香蕉视频直播檚 labour minister says the federal government香蕉视频直播檚 newest attempt to prevent disruptive disputes at British Columbia香蕉视频直播檚 ports will lead to change this time.

Seamus O香蕉视频直播橰egan promised to follow through on recommendations from a review of what went wrong during the strike this summer that stopped cargo from moving through British Columbia香蕉视频直播檚 ports.

Previous studies dating back to the 1990s on the contentious relationship between the longshore union and BC Maritime Employers Association have led to multiple recommendations that were not implemented, but O香蕉视频直播橰egan says this time will be different.

The minister has appointed two experts from Kingston香蕉视频直播檚 Queen香蕉视频直播檚 University to lead the review, asking them to identify key questions and propose terms of reference by the end of the year.

O香蕉视频直播橰egan told reporters in Ottawa that when he saw the previous reports, he knew he had the responsibility to make sure the government followed up to prevent another similar port back log.

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O香蕉视频直播橰egan said the goal of the latest review is to 香蕉视频直播渆xamine the structural issues underlying香蕉视频直播� the dispute that saw strike action in July, adding that Canada needs to demonstrate that it has a stable supply chain.

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Thousands of workers went on strike from July 1 to July 13, freezing the movement of billions of dollars worth of cargo at some of the country香蕉视频直播檚 busiest ports.

A tentative deal halted that strike action, but when the union caucus rejected the contract there was a brief return to pickets on July 18, only to have that ruled illegal, sending workers back to their jobs.

A full union membership vote rejected the tentative agreement on July 28, and O香蕉视频直播橰egan directed the industrial relations board to consider imposing a deal or going to binding arbitration.

Two days later, both sides announced they had reached a deal, which was later ratified.

Larry Savage, a professor in the department of labor studies at Brock University, said he thinks O香蕉视频直播橰egan香蕉视频直播檚 actions are designed to 香蕉视频直播渒ick the can down the road香蕉视频直播� until after the next federal election and won香蕉视频直播檛 amount to much.

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Savage said 香蕉视频直播渢inkering around the edges of the Canada Labor Code香蕉视频直播� won香蕉视频直播檛 change the issues that led to the port strike, including concerns over automation and outsourcing, or heal the decades of animosity that has built up between the two sides.

He suspects the employers will use the review to push for the government to restrict workers香蕉视频直播� right to strike, something that neither the minister nor the union wants.

In 1995 a task force recommended the labour minster create a panel that could provide advice on disputes with significant public interest. It argued that having the panel would balance the public interest with the desire to foster collective bargaining and reduce the appearance of political interference.

No work was ever done to implement that recommendation.

In 2010, a separate report recommended that the labour minister implement a commission to address what it called the 香蕉视频直播渆xisting unsatisfactory relationship香蕉视频直播� between the two sides at the ports.

It suggested the commission look at the appropriateness of the maritime employers as the bargaining representative for all employers, and what the resolution should be when collective bargaining has reached an impasse

香蕉视频直播淭here is widespread public interest in bringing resolution to these matters,香蕉视频直播� the 2010 report says.

香蕉视频直播淟eaving them to drift is no longer a viable option when the importance of the shipping and transportation industries, to a vibrant Canadian economy, are taken into account.香蕉视频直播�

O香蕉视频直播橰egan would not say what potential changes would be.

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