On Friday, the BC Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) and International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Local 514 participated in a case management call to discuss continuation of the Canada Industrial Relations Board hearing to address the union’s DP World (Canada) Inc. pay and manning proposal, which the BCMEA alleges to be illegal, constituting the union bargaining in bad faith. The hearing will continue from September 11 to 17.
The BCMEA filed an additional bad faith bargaining complaint last week regarding ILWU Local 514 bargaining committee’s recent conduct. That complaint has been placed in abeyance pending adjudication of the first complaint.
At the time of writing, neither party had issued 72-hour notice of strike or lockout, nor have there been any labour disruptions.