Canada Dockworkers to Vote on New Contract Immediately
Worldwide Longshore and Warehouse Union staff picket in Vancouver, British Columbia, on July 5. (Don Mackinnon/AFP/Getty Photos)
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The union representing greater than 7,000 dockworkers at two of Canada’s busiest ports is ready for a key vote on a brand new contract at present, probably placing an finish to labor unrest that has quickly disrupted billions of {dollars} in commerce.
The Worldwide Longshore & Warehouse Union will maintain an emergency contract caucus to resolve whether or not to ship the deal to union members for ratification, based on a discover on the web site of one of many union locals.
It’s the most recent growth in an on-again, off-again strike at British Columbia ports that has snarled C$10.7 billion ($8.1 billion) in cargo, based on the Better Vancouver Board of Commerce, and induced complications for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s authorities.
Staff who deal with items coming by terminals in Vancouver and Prince Rupert walked off the job on July 1, demanding pay raises and assurances about job safety, earlier than a tentative settlement was introduced on July 13.
The union caucus then rejected that deal and gave discover on July 19 that staff would return on strike — earlier than revoking the menace a number of hours later, with out rationalization.
It’s unclear whether or not the settlement that’s headed for a vote at present incorporates new phrases or is similar one agreed upon earlier. Trudeau stated on July 20 he believed the union was reconsidering the “good” supply already on the desk, a four-year deal that supplied a 19% wage improve over 4 years, based on the BC Maritime Employers Affiliation.
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