Vancouver strike takes hold

Port Metro Vancouver says the disruption to its operations from a strike on Monday by up to 400 container truck drivers and the non-unionized drivers who have joined them is having a dramatic effect on the ability of terminal operators to move goods and has stopped 90% of container truck traffic.

Unifor-Vancouver Container Truckers’ Association, on Saturday voted 98 per cent in favour of rejecting a back-to-work plan drawn up by mediators. Picket lines went up at nine separate locations around Metro Vancouver Monday, including the main port of Vancouver and Deltaport as well as at several trucking companies that carry containers to and from the port.