CP NewsAlert: Port workers in British Columbia begin strike
By The Canadian Press on July 1, 2023.
VANCOUVER – The organization employing port workers across British Columbia says thousands of staff are on strike as of today. The British Columbia Maritime Employers Association says federally mediated talks with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada took place throughout the night, but no deal was reached and workers walked off the job this morning. The union previously served a 72-hour strike notice affecting more than 7,400 employees on Wednesday. More coming. 5-4
