Port workers in British Columbia have voted to reject a mediated contract offer, extending job action that prevented billions in goods from moving for almost two weeks earlier this month.
In a letter posted on the union's website, International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada President Rob Ashton says workers are now calling on their employers to "come to the table" and negotiate directly, instead of doing so through the BC Maritime Employers Association.
The BCMEA said this would increase their retirement payout in 2026 to $96,250 for eligible retiring employees, over and above employees' pension entitlements. It added the 19.2 per cent wage increase would have potentially increased the median union longshore compensation from $136,000 to $162,000 annually, not including benefits and pension.
The four-year agreement between the union and maritime employers went to a vote of about 7,400 workers on Thursday and Friday, after union leaders presented the deal to local chapters on Tuesday.
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