More than 600 employees represented by the Grain Workers Union Local 333 (GWU) went on strike at 7:00 a.m. PT on Sept. 24 after failed negotiations between it and the Vancouver Terminal Elevators Association (VTEA), and the mandatory 72-hour strike notice.
The GWU is responsible for managing the eight grain terminals on the west coast of B.C.
This strike is affecting six of them – Alliance Grain Terminal, Cargill, Cascadia, G3, Pacific Elevators and Richardson.
Together, these terminals represent about 4 million metric tonnes of grain storage capacity.
UPDATE: The two sides reached a tentative agreement on Sept. 27. GWU members will vote on the deal on Oct. 4.