B.C. port workers say they will resume striking as soon as Saturday after their Tuesday job action was ruled illegal and they were ordered back to work Wednesday morning.
The Canadian PressLabour Minister Seamus O'Regan, pictured in the House of Commons on March 30, said the renewed port workers' strike is illegal, following a decision by the independent Canada Industrial Relations Board.
The BCMEA says resuming strike action that had halted cargo movement for 13 days at the start of the month was "unnecessary and reckless."returned to the picket lines on Tuesday afternoon The BCMEA says the union's new notice now means the strike will officially resume around 9 a.m. Saturday. More than 7,400 workers from the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada originally walked off the job from July 1 until July 13.
The strike froze billions of dollars worth of cargo from moving in and out of harbours, including at Canada's busiest port in Vancouver.Union, employer reach tentative 4-year deal to end B.C. port strike But NDP transport critic Taylor Bachrach said it's a part of union bargaining rights to be able to reject an agreement."We know that their team is ready to get back to the table right away, and we encourage other parties to do the same," Bachrach said.
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