The federal government has stepped in to try and resolve a dispute between Seaspan and 165 striking tugboat staff. 

Wages, a shift scheduling system and safety concerns were at the source of the dispute, The Tyee has learned.

Our new labour reporter Zak Vescera reports.

Published Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. 

https://thetyee.ca/News/2022/10/04/Parked-Tugs-Froze-Shipyard/

The federal government has stepped in to try and resolve a dispute between Seaspan and 165 striking tugboat staff. Wages, a shift scheduling system and safety concerns were at the source of the dispute, The Tyee has learned. Our new labour reporter Zak Vescera reports. Published Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. https://thetyee.ca/News/2022/10/04/Parked-Tugs-Froze-Shipyard/

How 165 Workers Parked Tugboats and Froze a Shipyard

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