BC Port Employers Say Foremen’s Union Plans Industry-Wide Strike Vote

A BC Ambulance Service helicopter operated by Helijet passes gantry cranes used to load and unload cargo ships at port while preparing to land, in Vancouver, on July 25, 2024. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

The BC Maritime Employers Association says it has been told by a lawyer for the foremen’s union that an industry-wide strike vote will take place in coming weeks.

The employers’ group says the lawyer for ILWU Local 514 informed them of the vote this week after a case management meeting with the Canada Industrial Relations Board.