VANCOUVER — Opposition members of the British Columbia legislature have added their voices to business and political groups demanding action to end a week-old strike at more than 30 west coast ports.
A statement issued Friday by BC United members Greg Kyllo and Ben Stewart said New Democrat Premier David Eby must call on the federal government to intervene in the job action between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada and the organization that represents port employers.
The BC Maritime Employers Association, which represents B.C. ports, issued a statement Thursday that said it had learned of layoffs in related industries due to the job action. The B.C. Council of Forest Industries was also calling for federal intervention or for dock workers and port employers to reach a quick resolution.
About 7,400 longshore workers voted overwhelmingly for strike action to seek improved wages and provisions against contracting out and automation.The employers association has called for the union to return to bargaining under "a voluntary mediation-arbitration process."
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