Early this morning, Beijing time,, the Canadian International Terminal and Storage Union (ILWU Canada) issued an official announcement, saying that the ILWU Canadian Dockers Caucus voted to reject a temporary labor agreement previously reached with the British Columbia Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) after the federal mediator intervened, and said that port workers would resume their strike at 16:30 (local time) on July 18, to reach a fair and negotiated collective agreement.
It is understood that on July 13, in Canada's west coast ports due to the ILWU union strike action and interrupted for 13 days, the BCMEA and ILWU in the government's intervention to reach a temporary agreement, at that time ILWU and BCMEA in a joint press conference said: "the parties have a new four-year agreement tentatively reached."
But the two sides also added: "This interim agreement is subject to mutual approval."
The BCMEA also said the Port of Vancouver and Prince Rupert's main container shipping terminals would be opened "as soon as possible" after a new labor agreement.
As a result, less than a week later, the interim agreement was rejected by the union and resumed the strike!
In addition, the latest news shows that by the port workers strike, Canada's busiest Vancouver Port GCT deltapport and GCTVanterm has ceased operations!
The ILWU Canadian Littoral Dockers' Caucus said in a statement that it did not believe the proposals in the interim agreement would be able to protect dockworkers' current or future jobs.
"From day one, our position has been to protect our jurisdiction and that position has never changed."
The Greater Vancouver Trade Commission estimated that the previous 13-day port strike caused trade losses of about 10 billion Canadian dollars.
Canadian Freight Management Association (Freight Management Association of Canada) President John Corey said: "to be honest, I think the government now has no choice but to pass legislation to get workers back to work."
"The 13-day strike is bad enough, and it may take until October to resolve the follow-up effects through the supply chain. If the strike continues, it will not only plug the entire supply chain, but also make Canada look like a laughing stock."
Source: one shipping