Tuesday, January 20, 2015
Port Metro Vancouver truckers deliver ultimatum
Port Metro Vancouver container truck drivers say they will go on strike as early as Feb. 1 if Transportation Minister Todd Stone does not enforce compliance with the agreement signed last March that put an end a 28-day work stoppage.
Unifor, the Teamsters and the non-union United Truckers Association met with Stone and federal Transportation Minister Lisa Raitt Thursday to assert that trucking firms are not paying the rates agreed upon for container transport between facilities outside of port terminals.
The truckers have given the minister until Jan. 29 to respond to their complaints, and to make sure drayage companies honor the deal brokered by top mediator Vince Ready and Corinn Bell.
"There’s no question in my mind that if some key elements are not fixed that people are going to take action," said Jerry Dias, national president of Unifor.
For more of the Vancouver Sun story: www.vancouversun.com
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