Port workers strike – SFU experts available

Talks remain stalled between the employer and the union after over 7,000 port workers in B.C. walked off the job on Sunday.  

Experts from Simon Fraser University continue to be available to discuss the impacts of the strike on the economy, the issues on the table that led to the labour disruption and provide additional insight.

PETER HALL, professor, urban studies and geography 
pvhall@sfu.ca                     
Expertise: economic development, transportation, employment, local labour markets, seaports, logistics, port cities

JOHN-HENRY HARTER, lecturer, history and labour studies   
john-henry_harter@sfu.ca
Expertise: labour movements, class, the environment 

CONTACT 

MELISSA SHAW, SFU  Communications & Marketing 
236.880.3297 | melissa_shaw@sfu.ca

Simon Fraser University
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