VANCOUVER — The BC Maritime Employers Association says it is requesting urgent intervention by the Canada Industrial Relations Board to divert a looming strike by a union representing ship and dock foremen.
The association said Friday that ILWU Local 514 had served a notice of intended strike action against DP World Canada that will begin on Monday at 4:30 p.m.
The association says it is now asking the board to declare the union's proposals and strike action as contrary to the Canada Labour Code.The employers association says if the board allows the strike to proceed, it will have"no choice" than to take defensive action in the form of an industry-wide lockout.
"This coastwide lockout, should it be required, will shut down all cargo operations of BCMEA member companies across the province, but will not affect cruise operations nor interrupt longshoring operations on grain vessels," the association said in its release. The International Longshore and Warehouse Union said in a statement last month that 99 per cent of the nearly 600 longshore foremen who voted were against a"final offer" from the employers association.
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