Strikes over gas price in Vancouver, Canada

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Marathon talks resume in B.C. container strike
Last Updated Fri, 29 Jul 2005 13:05:59 EDT
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/07/29/Port-strike-050729.html

All eyes will be on a federal mediator in Vancouver on Friday as he tries to broker an end to a crippling, month-long strike at area ports.

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The major issue is a rise in the cost of fuel, for which drivers have said they aren't being compensated. They said it costs $350 a day to run a truck but that they are paid between $300 and $400 a day.

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Business leaders have demanded that the federal government legislate the truckers back to work. But federal Industry Minister David Emerson has dismissed the solution as too simplistic.

The Vancouver Board of Trade has warned that the shutdown has pushed many businesses including manufacturing, retail, restaurants and forestry to the breaking point.

[Dissenting_Prole]

1. I guess that no one told them...

about The End of Suburbia.



The End of Suburbia

[rman]

2. If they were told they might realize the beginning of The End is now.

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