Talks Resume in BC Port Dispute in Bid to End Multi-Day Lockout

Locked out International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 514 port workers and supporters listen as NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, not shown, addresses a rally in Vancouver, B.C., on Nov. 8, 2024. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

Contract negotiations resumed Saturday in Vancouver in a labour dispute that has paralyzed container cargo shipping at British Columbia’s ports since Monday.

The BC Maritime Employers Association and International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 514 are scheduled to meet for the next three days in mediated talks to try to break a deadlock in negotiations.