A major North American railway says it has placed B次元官网网址渢emporary embargoesB次元官网网址� on export traffic to the Port of Vancouver, as a strike at British Columbia ports drags into its fifth day with no signs of a breakthrough.

Patrick Waldon, with Canadian Pacific Kansas City, formerly known as CP Rail, says the company is B次元官网网址渃losely monitoringB次元官网网址� developments and is in direct communication with customers about the strike.

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Talks between the BC Maritime Employers Association and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada remain deadlocked over maintenance issues, leaving more than 7,000 workers at 30 ports across B.C. on strike since Saturday morning.

Both sides have issued statements singling out a maintenance deal as the reason talks stalled Monday.

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The union said Tuesday that its jurisdiction over maintenance is being eroded by the use of contractors, and the key issue is the refusal of employers to agree to B次元官网网址渙ne sentenceB次元官网网址� of a maintenance document.

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It said union workers were already unable to fulfil duties over which they have jurisdiction, and changing the rules would have B次元官网网址渋mmediate and significant impactsB次元官网网址� at ports.

Business organizations, as well as officials in both Alberta and Saskatchewan, have called on Ottawa to step in and end the strike, but federal Labour Minister Seamus OB次元官网网址橰egan says he wants the union and employers to go back to the negotiating table.

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