B.C. port foremen’s union and employers ratify 4-year deal [Video]

Maritime employers in British Columbia and the union representing port foremen 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 said in a joint statement that the new collective agreement extends from April 1, 2023, to March 31, 2027.

“We look forward to working together to implement the terms of the agreement,” the two sides said in the statement.

It is the second major labour deal for Canada’s West Coast ports that will be in place until March 2027, after an earlier agreement with thousands of port workers that was signed in August 2023 following a strike.

WATCH | Lockout initiated by port employers last year: Hundreds of foremen in Vancouver and Port Rupert were locked out by their employer, the B.C. Maritime Employers’ Association, on Monday …