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Dock foremen in BC issue 72-hour strike notice

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  • Dock foremen in BC issue 72-hour strike notice against DP World Canada
  • 99% of nearly 600 longshore foremen voted against a 'final offer' from the employers association
  • Unresolved issues include improvements to retirement benefits and certain allowances
  • Strike set to begin on Monday at 4:30 p.m. PT
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  • The B.C. Maritime Employers Association is calling on the ILWU Local 514 to withdraw its strike notice and let the dispute process conclude at the Canada Industrial Relations Board.
  • The association is requesting urgent intervention by the Canada Industrial Relations Board to divert a looming strike by a union representing ship and dock foremen.
  • If the board allows the strike to proceed, the employers association will have "no choice" other than to take defensive action in the form of an industry-wide lockout.
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  • Port employers are taking a more aggressive tone with the unions, which may be viewed by some as combative.
  • The union's allegation that DP World was unilaterally imposing work conditions without consulting workers may have been seen as the only option they have available.
  • The core issue of port automation is a life-or-death issue that is going to have dramatic effects on workers' lives, and allowing employers to implement unilateral changes in working conditions is a grave violation of core principles of how collective bargaining should work.
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