British Columbia ports head toward lockout as labor talks stall

British Columbia ports head toward a lockout Nov. 4 as negotiations between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 514 and the British Columbia Maritime Employers Association come to a halt. The ILWU had served Nov. 1 a 72-hour strike notice followed by the BCMEA announcing a full-scale industry-wide lockout of workers for all ports in the Canadian province. “Both…British Columbia ports head toward a lockout Nov. 4 as negotiations between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 514 and the British Columbia Maritime Employers Association come to a halt. The ILWU had served Nov. 1 a 72-hour strike notice followed by the BCMEA announcing a full-scale industry-wide lockout of workers for all ports in the Canadian province. “Both…Read More