Industrial Relations Board order rescinded strike notice that would have started job action Monday
An expert says a narrowly averted labour stoppage at British Columbia ports could re-emerge despite federal intervention unless the core issue of automation and its threat to union jobs is addressed.
The International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 514 said in June that DP World Canada told the union it was introducing automation in the loading and unloading of cargo containers at its Centerm facility at the Port of Vancouver. “Forcing workers back to work or trying to restrain their Charter-protected right to strike is not going to resolve the underlying issues,” Eidlin says.
The industry-wide lockout notice across at B.C.’s ports was rescinded following the board’s decision on the strike notice against DP World Canada. Eidlin says both the strike last year and the current labour dispute have shown port employers are taking a “more aggressive” tone with the unions, which are historically willing to threaten job action and may be viewed by some as “combative.”
Liam McHugh-Russell, an assistant professor at Dalhousie University, agrees that another strike notice in the ongoing labour dispute is possible if the core questions of automation aren’t addressed between employers and employees.
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