The provincewide lockout against a union of more than 700 foremen at all British Columbia ports has begun.
ILWU Local 514, which represents foremen at B.C.’s ports, issued 72-hour strike notice on Friday to carry out what it called “limited job action”, including an overtime ban.
The B.C. Maritime Employer Association responded by issuing an industry-wide lockout, scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. on Monday.
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The employer said its final offer includes a 19-per cent wage increase over four years, along with a signing bonus.
The union claims the employer is “acting recklessly” and trying to get Ottawa to intervene.
The Greater Vancouver Board of Trade estimates that another shutdown at B.C. ports could put $800 million of trade at risk each day.
More to come…
