B.C. port union to brief workers on new collective deal ahead of crucial vote
The International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada says on its website the vote will take place Thursday and Friday and reiterates that the group’s leadership caucus is recommending acceptance of the deal to its 7,400 members.
A previous tentative agreement was rejected by ILWU members last week, and University of Manitoba associate professor of labour studies David Camfield said such outcomes remain a possibility. Workers involved in the Ontario Metro supermarket strike also voted down a negotiated deal. “I think that’s the single most notable feature of those two strikes, that workers’ expectations are higher than they would have been several years ago, and they are showing that they’re not prepared to settle for what’s being put before them.”
Camfield said the tight labour market with low unemployment rates may contribute to workers feeling confident enough to reject deals. Rising living costs could also push up expectations for compensation and other benefits. “If a company is able to get around the collective agreement by contracting out work, bringing in other people or automating things that used to require people to do them, it affects the overall job security of union members both currently and in the future,” he said.
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