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B.C. port lockout to begin as no deal reached in labour dispute with foremen union

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The provincewide lockout against a union of more than 700 foremen at all British Columbia ports is expected to begin at 8 a.m. The BC Maritime Employers Association has said the lockout is meant to “facilitate a safe and orderly wind-down of operations” The employers association said the move was being done “defensively” after International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 514 had issued a 72-hour strike notice for job action.

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English

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