Transportation Port commissioner defends unlicensed off-dock trucking September 2, 2020 VANCOUVER. B.C. – The controversy surrounding unlicensed off-dock trucking at the Port of Vancouver deepened this week, with the Office of the B.C. Container Trucking Commissioner (OBCCTC) defending the work.
Business Management Unifor accepts mediator recommendations, FCL assessing potential impact March 23, 2020 REGINA, Sask. – A mediator’s report with recommendations to end the ongoing lockout at the Co-op Regina Refinery has not been met with much fanfare, but one side is accepting…
Business Management FCL and Unifor await mediator’s report amid labor dispute March 18, 2020 REGINA, Sask. – Carriers and workers at the Federated Co-operatives Ltd.’s (FCL) Regina Refinery could see an end to the labor dispute in the near future with 20 days of…
Business Management Financial support for carriers impacted by Co-op Refinery labor dispute February 20, 2020 REGINA, Sask. – Independent lease operators impacted by the Regina Co-op Refinery labor dispute will receive special payments from Federated Co-operatives Ltd. (FCL). FCL announced the financial assistance Feb. 19,…
Mgmt Best Practices Truck protest brings down barricades around Co-op refinery, dispute continues February 11, 2020 REGINA, Sask. – A truck convoy protesting the illegal barricades surrounding Regina’s Co-op Refinery Complex went off Thursday, but it was not without a few hitches. Coordinated by C.S. Day…
Business Management Truck protest to demand barricades around Regina Co-op Refinery be removed February 5, 2020 REGINA, Sask. – Truck drivers servicing Regina’s Co-op Refinery will protest what they view as illegal barricades that currently surround the complex, demanding they be removed to restore truck access…
Business Management Four arrested in Regina Co-op Refinery labor dispute February 5, 2020 REGINA, Sask. – Four people have been arrested for mischief and disobeying a court order related to the labor dispute at Regina’s Co-op Refinery complex. Reginal Police Services arrested Ryan…
Business Management Tensions and tactics escalating during Co-op Refinery dispute January 27, 2020 REGINA, Sask. – The ongoing labor dispute between union members and the Regina Co-op Refinery has led to picketers said to now be blocking cardlock customers and fuel trucks from…
Transportation Blockade at Regina refinery leads to arrests January 21, 2020 REGINA, Sask. – In the midst of the labor dispute at the Co-op Refinery in Regina, Sask., the president of the union representing striking workers has been arrested. Along with…
Business Management Unifor picketers accused of vandalizing, delaying trucks at Regina refinery January 2, 2020 REGINA, Sask. – Truckers working at the Co-Op Refinery in Regina, Sask., say picketers have been delaying and vandalizing trucks, breaking a court order that said they could not hold…
Business Management Co-Op Refinery strike heads to court December 19, 2019 Trucking industry caught in the middle of dispute
Business Management B.C. Supreme Court rules in favor of container truckers July 7, 2017 VANCOUVER, B.C. – The Supreme Court of B.C. has upheld the wage floor in the Container Trucking Act, after 10 companies sued the provincial government in an attempt to avoid…
Regulations Deal reached with six container trucking companies; two remain unsatisfied November 30, 2015 VANCOUVER, B.C. – Metro Vancouver container truck drivers have reached an agreement with labour union Unifor after several days at the bargaining table, with companies including AG, Aheer, Forward, Prudential…
Business Management Unhappy drayage truckers plan meeting December 18, 2014 SURREY, B.C. — Changes put in place to improve the working conditions for truckers who haul into and out of Port Metro Vancouver aren’t making drivers happy.
Transportation Mediator releases recommendations for Port Metro Vancouver May 21, 2014 Vincent Ready says drivers must be paid for wait times or serious repercussions will occur
