B.C. port supervisors’ union ratifies new four-year deal with maritime employers

B.C. port supervisors’ union ratifies new four-year deal with maritime employers

Locked out International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 514 port workers and supporters attend a rally in Vancouver on Nov. 8.

Maritime employers in British Columbia and the union representing port supervisors say they have ratified a new four-year collective agreement, after a dispute that saw workers locked out of container terminals last year.

The British Columbia Maritime Employers Association and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Ship and Dock Foremen Local 514 say the new collective agreement extends from April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2027.

They say in a joint statement that they look forward to working together to implement the agreement.

The federal government had stepped in on Nov