UM TodayB.C po – UM Today https://umtoday-wordpress.ad.umanitoba.ca Your Source for University of Manitoba News Tue, 27 Jan 2026 15:13:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 Global News Winnipeg: Ottawa orders end to B.C., Montreal port shutdowns with binding arbitration https://umtoday-wordpress.ad.umanitoba.ca/global-news-winnipeg-ottawa-orders-end-to-b-c-montreal-port-shutdowns-with-binding-arbitration/ https://umtoday-wordpress.ad.umanitoba.ca/global-news-winnipeg-ottawa-orders-end-to-b-c-montreal-port-shutdowns-with-binding-arbitration/#respond Wed, 13 Nov 2024 22:08:59 +0000 https://news.umanitoba.ca/?p=206757 Ottawa orders end to B.C., Montreal port shutdowns with binding arbitration]]> MacKinnon argued to reporters that his intervention in the disputes was, in fact, “pro-worker,” as it delivers stability for Canadians whose careers rely on the country’s transportation sector.

Dr. Adam D.K. King, a labour studies professor at the University of Manitoba, tells Global News that is a “ridiculous position.”

“It takes a certain degree of mental gymnastics to characterize interfering with collective bargaining as a pro-worker position,” he says.

To read more about this story, please visit Global News Winnipeg.

]]> https://umtoday-wordpress.ad.umanitoba.ca/global-news-winnipeg-ottawa-orders-end-to-b-c-montreal-port-shutdowns-with-binding-arbitration/feed/ 0