Longshore union negotiators will brief workers about a new tentative collective agreement with employers, ahead of a two-day vote.
Willie Adams, international president of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, speaks at a strike rally in Vancouver on Sunday, July 9, 2023. Labour observers are urging caution ahead of a union vote that could end the long-running B.C. port dispute this week, saying there's a history of union members rejecting deals struck at the negotiating table.
It says a “stop work” meeting will be held Wednesday morning at the union’s Vancouver headquarters, with members of the contract negotiating committee answering questions and all members encouraged to attend. Union-side labour lawyer Don Eady says the disputes in B.C. and in Ontario’s Metro grocery stores both saw union members vote down deals reached at the negotiating table, showing that workers are exercising their legal rights to get what they believe is fair.
They say they reached the new agreement with the help of the Canada Industrial Relations Board after federal Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan directed the board to decide if a negotiated settlement was possible, or a deal should be imposed on both sides.Sign up for the CHEK Now daily email newsletter to get breaking news and the day's top stories sent to your email.
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