Unionized Truckers Will Vote Again This Saturday After Agreement Reached That May Avert Their Strike!

The non-unionized UnitedTruckers Association drivers, alargely Indo-Canadian groupof truckers, will continue picketing.They walked off the jobon Feb. 26, leading to Unifor-VCTA to threaten similar jobaction. But unionized containertruck drivers who service thePort of Metro Vancouver havecome to an agreement followingdiscussions with mediatorReady that will avert a strike.

VANCOUVER – A veteranmediator was appointed to thedispute at Port MetroVancouver, a move being welcomedby truckers who complainabout long line-ups andwaits.But it’s unclear whether themediator Vince Ready will bringan end to job action after thetruckers votes 100 percent tostrike at a union vote lastSaturday.But there was somemovement on the part of theunion on Thursday after a highlevelmeetings took place withmembers of the federal andprovincial governments andUnifor-Vancouver ContainerTruckers’ Association (VCTA)truck drivers in downtownVancouver. According to astory in the Surrey Leader onFriday, Unionized containertruck drivers who service thePort of Metro Vancouver havecome to an agreement followingdiscussions with mediator Readythat will avert a strike.In a statementissued by Unifor onThursday morning, the unionlauded the successful lobbyingof bringing Ready to the table toguide negotiations.