News / Canada port dispute resolution may be on again, after early hours agreement

Labour disruption on Canada’s west coast may again be close to resolution, following a dramatic development in the early hours of today when a “tentative” agreement was reached.

A compromise solution secured by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) leadership was rejected by its membership on 22 July.

Today, the ILWU said it was “happy to announce that we have secured a negotiated tentative settlement with the BCMEA”.

After talks failed at the end of June, the ILWU called a strike for ...