CP NewsAlert: B.C. port employers to launch lockout as labour disruption begins

By The Canadian Press on November 4, 2024.

The provincewide lockout against a union of more than 700 foremen at all British Columbia ports is expected to begin at 8 a.m. Tugboats guide a cargo ship from a berth at port, in Vancouver, on Tuesday, July 16, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

VANCOUVER – Employers at British Columbia ports say they are going ahead with locking out more than 700 foremen across the province after strike activities from union members began.

The BC Maritime Employers Association says the lockout will begin on the 4:30 p.m. shift and continue until further notice but will not affect grain or cruise operations.

The lockout action would shut port terminals from Victoria and Vancouver, up to the Alaskan border

More to come.

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