For the second time in just over a week a tentative deal may have been reached in the labour dispute at British Columbia ports.
News of a possible agreement capped a tumultuous week in the conflict, which earlier this month froze billions of dollars’ worth of goods at Canada’s key west coast import and export points, and then threatened to do it again.
A statement on the website of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada Local 502 says that a tentative agreement has been reached with the BC Maritime Employers Association, and the union will hold an “emergency contract caucus” Friday to decide if the deal will be sent to the full union membership for ratification….