OTTAWA — Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon says he is intervening to end the work stoppages at ports in both British Columbia and Montreal.

He says the negotiations have reached an impasse and he is directing the Canada Industrial Relations Board to order the resumption of all operations at the ports and move the talks to binding arbitration.

The minister’s move to end the stoppages comes after the government stepped in to end halted operations at Canada’s main railways in August.{ai:summary}<p>Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon is stepping in to resolve work stoppages at ports in British Columbia and Montreal. He announced that negotiations have stalled and is directing the Canada Industrial Relations Board to mandate the resumption of operations and move discussions to binding arbitration. </p><p>#politics</p>

Federal government moves to end port strikes, orders binding arbitration

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