BC Port Strike Enters Day Five, With Talks Deadlocked Over Maintenance

Striking International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada workers picket at a port entrance in Vancouver, B.C., on July 4, 2023. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

Talks between maritime employers and the union representing British Columbia port workers remain deadlocked over maintenance issues as a strike by the workers enters its fifth day.

Both sides have issued statements singling out a maintenance deal as the reason talks stalled Monday, leaving more than 7,000 workers at 30 ports across B.C. on strike since Saturday morning.