VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Canadian customers aren’t yet sensation the effect of the weekold port strike in British Columbia, however companies are start to be pinched by the shutdown of docks that manage 25% of the nation’s foreign trade, professionals stated Friday.
The strike by 7,400 members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada started July 1 and shut down more than 30 west coast ports.
Robin Guy, vice president and deputy leader of federalgovernment relations at the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, stated the impacted ports manage freight worth over 800 million Canadian dollars ($600 million) every day.
“It impacts us, it impacts individuals globally who are relying on Canadian items to be provided,” Guy stated.
Greg Wilson, director of federalgovernment relations for the Retail Council of Canada, stated he didn’t anticipate Canadian customers to “really see considerable effects for weeks.”
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