Tentative Deal Ratified as Canadian West Coast Port Workers Vote Yes; Railroad Congestion Persists

Shipping containers are being loaded onto rail cars at the Global Container Terminals Vanterm container terminal on Vancouver Harbour in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) of Canada have voted to ratify the second tentative agreement with West Coast port ownership, bringing …

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Port workers in crucial Canadian ports reject labor agreement, contributing to trade instability

Shipping containers are loaded onto rail cars at the Global Container Terminals Vanterm container terminal on Vancouver Harbour in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Uncertainty looms over overseas trade entering North America through key ports on Canada’s West Coast as dock workers have rejected a tentative labor deal, causing delays …

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