Negotiations continued through the night in effort to avoid B.C. port lockout
May 29, 2019 | 10:48 PM
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VANCOUVER — Talks continued through the night between British Columbia’s longshore workers’ union and the association representing port employers.
A federal mediator imposed a news blackout as the latest round of negotiations got underway Wednesday, less than 24 hours before lockout notice issued by the B.C. Maritime Employers Association was due to take effect.
The 6,500 members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union could find themselves locked out as early as 8 a.m. Thursday at all B.C. port operations except cruise ship or grain terminals.
