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Members of the British Columbia Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) handed a lockout notice to the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Canada on Tuesday. BCMEA member companies will shut out cargo terminals of all commodities in B.C. ports including Vancouver and Prince Rupert, effective 0800 May 30, 2019. Dock workers working in cruise ship and grain operations are excluded from the lockout.
The notice came only two days after ILWU workers started employing a slowdown tactic on Monday, May 27 instead of their previously announced 72-hour strike.
