Uncertainty at BC Ports Continues as Possible Deal Emerges in Labour Dispute

Signs displaying "closed" are seen at the Centerm Container Terminal as striking International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada workers picket at the port, in Vancouver, B.C., July 11, 2023. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

For the second time in just over a week a tentative deal may have been reached in the labour dispute at British Columbia ports.

News of a possible agreement capped a tumultuous week in the conflict, which earlier this month froze billions of dollars’ worth of goods at Canada’s key west coast import and export points, and then threatened to do it again.