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B.C. port supervisors’ union ratifies new four-year deal with maritime employers

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The International Longshore and Warehouse Union Ship and Dock Foremen Local 514 and the British Columbia Maritime Employers Association have ratified a new four-year collective agreement, effective April 1, 2023, to March 31, 2027. This agreement follows a dispute last year that saw workers locked out of container terminals and federal government intervention.

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  1. 1 April 1, 2023: Start date of the new collective agreement.
  2. 2 Nov. 4 (last year): Employers locked out members of Local 514.
  3. 3 Nov. 12 (last year): Federal government stepped in, directing Canada Industrial Relations Board to order resumption of operations and move talks to binding arbitration.
  4. 4 Recently (implied June 4, 2025): Union and employers ratify new four-year collective agreement.
  5. 5 March 31, 2027: End date of the new collective agreement.
  • End of a labor dispute
  • Stability for port operations for four years
  • New terms for port supervisors
What: The International Longshore and Warehouse Union Ship and Dock Foremen Local 514 and the British Columbia Maritime Employers Association ratified a new four-year collective agreement.
When: Ratified recently (implied June 4, 2025). The agreement extends from April 1, 2023, to March 31, 2027. Lockout occurred on Nov. 4 (last year). Federal government stepped in on Nov. 12 (last year).
Where: British Columbia ports, West Coast (Canada).
Why: To resolve a labor dispute that had paralyzed B.C. ports and establish terms for port supervisors' employment.
How: Through negotiations and ratification of a collective agreement, following federal government intervention (Canada Industrial Relations Board ordering resumption of operations and binding arbitration).

The International Longshore and Warehouse Union Ship and Dock Foremen Local 514 and the British Columbia Maritime Employers Association have ratified a new four-year collective agreement, effective April 1, 2023, to March 31, 2027. This agreement follows a dispute last year that saw workers locked out of container terminals and federal government intervention.