ILWU Canada had conducted a strike vote in February. Photo of Port of Metro Vancouver.
A tentative deal has been reached to avert a strike by longshoremen at B.C. ports.
The 3,500 members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada (ILWU) are expected to vote next week on the on the prospective
deal reached late Sunday.
Union leaders are unanimously recommending acceptance.
“It’s good for stability, reliability and predictability for Canada’s West Coast ports,” ILWU president Tom Dufresne said.
“It shows that free collective bargaining continues to be the most effective way to set our conditions of work.”
Details have not been released but Dufresne confirmed the deal does provide a pay increase.