Canadian ports in turmoil as union workers return to docks, ‘as of now,’ after strike deemed illegal

• Just days after the Canadian government negotiated a deal to end the West Coast ports strike, a key caucus of ILWU Canada union members voted down the deal on Tuesday night sending rank-and-file members back to picket lines.
• But Canada’s independent Industrial Relations Board deemed the strike illegal on Wednesday and union workers were back on the docks.
• $6.5 billion in trade is anchored offshore of Canada and the restart of the strike will add to supply chain congestion that already built up during the initial strike’s 13-day period.
• “Things are once again thrown into turmoil,” said a supply chain manager.

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/07/19/canadian-port-workers-are-back-on-strike-after-rejecting-labor-deal.html