A labour dispute continues to paralyze cargo shipping at British Columbia ports, and the union for locked-out workers is accusing employers of abruptly ending contract talks early.
The International Longshore and Warehouse Local 514 says the BC Maritime Employers Association ended federally mandated talks with a mediator less than an hour after they began late Saturday afternoon.
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The employers association said in an evening statement each side met separately with a mediator in Vancouver, but that there was “no progress made.”
At this time, no further negotiations are scheduled.
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The two sides were slated to meet for three days to try to break a deadlock that has left more than 700 unionized port supervisors locked out since Monday.
The workers have been without a contract since March 2023.
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