Canada Dockworkers Renew Strike Threat With Rejection of Contract
- A 13-day strike this month snarled C$10 billion of shipments
- Business groups are calling for government intervention
A picket line at the Neptune Terminal at the Port of Vancouver during a dockworkers strike in Vancouver earlier this month.
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Dockworkers on Canada’s west coast raised the possibility of a renewed labor disruption at the country’s busiest port after rejecting a negotiated contract for the second time this month.
Members of the International Longshore & Warehouse Union turned down a deal that would have raised wages by 19.2% over four years to a median of C$162,000 ($123,000) a year, according to a statement late Friday from the BC Maritime Employers Association. The union’s leadership had recommended that its members vote in favor.