September 4, 2024 – On Tuesday, International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 514 communicated to the BCMEA that it has a mandate from its members to take strike action. At the time of writing (4:00 pm PT), neither party had issued 72-hour notice of strike or lockout nor had there been any labour disruption. Regular operations at B.C. ports continued uninterrupted. The parties are scheduled to continue the CIRB hearing next week. It is widely expected that if the CIRB rules in the union’s favour, then the strike notice will be given immediately.