Canada dockers end strike after reaching tentative labour deal with employers

Unionised dockworkers in Canada’s British Columbia and waterfront employers reached a tentative labour agreement on Wednesday after holding four months of talks to replace an expired contract, ending a strike that lasted almost two weeks.

Neither the British Columbia Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) nor International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada (ILWU Canada) released details of the four-year deal because both sides must ratify it.