VANCOUVER, BC, Sept. 13,
2022 /CNW/ - Westshore Terminals Investment
Corporation (TSX: WTE) announces that on September 13, 2022 its wholly-owned subsidiary
Westshore Terminals Limited Partnership ("Westshore") received 72
hour strike notice from Local 502 of the International Longshore
and Warehouse Union ("ILWU"), pertaining to Westshore's coal export
terminal at Roberts Bank, British Columbia. Westshore has
been in negotiations since October
2021 with Local 502 for a new collective agreement.
The previous collective agreement and those of the two other ILWU
Locals at the terminal expired January 31,
2022. The negotiations with Local 502 are the first of the
three.
The strike notice states that the members of Local 502 will
commence strike action against Westshore commencing at or about
1200 hours on September 16, 2022.
That stoppage would result in the complete suspension of operations
at the terminal.
Negotiations have involved conciliation/mediation under the
Federal Labour Code since March 29,
2022. While strike notice has been served, the parties
remain in contact and continue to have the assistance of the
mediator.
Update information will be provided as warranted.
SOURCE Westshore Terminals Investment Corporation