Members of the Grain Workers Union Local 333 walked off the job Tuesday after an impasse at the bargaining table with the Vancouver Terminal Elevators’ Association
Workers walk a picket line at the Viterra Cascadia Terminal, one of several Port of Vancouver terminals, in Vancouver on Sept. 24.Ships are being forced to stay at anchor after a strike that began this week at six Vancouver grain terminals created bottlenecks in the supply chain from the Prairies to the West Coast.
About 650 members of the Grain Workers Union Local 333 went on strike on Tuesday, after an impasse at the bargaining table with the Vancouver Terminal Elevators’ Association. The Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission and other agricultural groups are urging federal Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon to intervene during the busy harvest season.
Employers at the six grain elevators along Burrard Inlet’s north and south shores said progress has been made on wages, but that there remain disagreements with the union over scheduling and benefits. “Like any collective bargaining situation, we’re hoping for a positive outcome,” Mr. MacKinnon said in Ottawa.
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