Strike delays grain shipments at Port of Vancouver
VANCOUVER (Jan. 28) — A strike by grain inspectors at the Port of Vancouver has cut grain loading to half the normal level and created a backlog of rail cars waiting to be unloaded.
Sixty-five members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada union walked off the job at midnight on Tuesday. Non-union supervisors have been filling in.
The union is accusing the government of paying lower wages in some areas of Canada and higher wages in others. The workers have been without a labor agreement since 1991.
The Canadian Wheat Board, the country’s primary grain exporting agency, estimated that grain was moving at about 20% of its regular pace.
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