B.C. ports shut down again as union rejects tentative deal, resumes strike action
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British Columbia's ports are facing an uncertain future after the longshore workers union rejected a tentative mediated deal and resumed strike action that had been put to a temporary halt only last week.
The International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada says in Tuesday's decision to go back to picket lines that "employers have not addressed the cost of living issues" faced by workers in the last few years.
The union representing about 7,400 workers who were previously on strike from July 1 to 13 says its priority has always been to protect its jurisdiction, and that position "has not changed."
University of British Columbia professor emeritus Mark Thompson says the situation is now in "uncharted territory" because the strike is unusually long for Vancouver.
