BC Dockworkers Reach Tentative Agreement With BC Maritime Employers Association
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Strike at Canada's Pacific ports ends with tentative, four-year deal
Strike at Canada's Pacific ports ends with tentative, four-year deal
Reuters reported on Thursday (7-13-23) that dockworkers at ports along Canada’s west coast and their employers have reached a tentative wage deal, bringing an end to a 13-day strike that disrupted trade at two of Canada’s three busiest ports. The parties, with help from federal mediators, had been negotiating a new contract since April.
“The British Columbia Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) and International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Canada are pleased to advise that the parties have reached a tentative agreement on a new 4-year deal,” the BCMEA said in a statement cited by Reuters.
The ILWU also said there was an agreement, which must now be ratified by both sides.
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