Talks Resume in BC Port Dispute in Bid to End Multi-Day Lockout

Published on November 10, 2024

Contract negotiations resumed Saturday in Vancouver in a labour dispute that has paralyzed container cargo shipping at British Columbia’s ports since Monday. The BC Maritime Employers Association and International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 514 are scheduled to meet for the next three days in mediated talks to try to break a deadlock in negotiations. The union, which represents more than 700 longshore supervisors at ports, including Vancouver, Prince Rupert and Nanaimo, has been without a contract since March last year. The latest talks come after employers locked out workers in response to what it said was “strike activity” by union members....

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