B.C. port strike: Union to recommend settlement deal to members | 24CA News
In a growth that will finish the B.C. port strike, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada (ILWU) mentioned Friday that it’s going to advocate members settle for a take care of the employer.
In a discover posted on its web site, the union mentioned there shall be a stop-work assembly Tuesday for the 8 a.m. shift to advocate the phrases of the settlement to the membership.
The labour dispute between the union and the British Columbia Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) shut down the province’s port services for 13 days earlier this month.
The newest growth comes after a dizzying week through which the strike seemed to be over, then again on, then over once more.
Last week, the BCMEA and ILWU appeared to have reached settlement after a deal was proposed by a federal mediator, briefly halting strike motion.
But the union’s contract caucus rejected the deal on Tuesday, with out presenting it to members for a full vote, and by Wednesday staff had been again on the picket line.
The employer then filed a criticism with the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB), which dominated the job motion was illegal with out correct discover, and federal Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan publicly known as the motion “illegal.”
The union subsequently issued a brand new 72-hour strike discover afterward Wednesday — earlier than rescinding it hours later with out clarification.
-with information from Simon Little
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