Today the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada (LWU) Longshore Caucus approved and agreed to recommend to their membership the Terms of Settlement proposed by the senior federal mediator and ratified by the BC Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) on July 13. A stop-work meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, July 25 0800 shifts for all locals and the vote is expected to take place later in the week.
On Tuesday evening picketing had resumed until the next morning when the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) ruled the strike illegal on the basis that the ILWU failed to provide a 72-hour strike notice. Subsequently, a strike notice was then formally issued and then revoked, causing a great deal of confusion and uncertainty.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau convened a meeting of the Incident Response Group on Wednesday and urged its members to “pursue all available options to ensure the stability of our supply chains and to protect Canadian jobs and our economy.”
