Federal Labour Minister Positive about ILWU/BCMEA Agreement

Federal Labour Minister, Lisa Raitt signed the collective agreement between ILWU Canada and the BCMEA with enthusiasm on Tuesday. Referring to the eight-year contract, she remarked that the stability and longevity in this sort of agreement would allow our ports to be a solid contender with other West Coast ports.

The length of the agreement is being regarded by Minister Raitt as beneficial for the workers, employers, British Columbia and Canada. Highlighting a few of the items workers will recieve in the new contract, such as improved wages and benefits and job security, she mentioned that the reliability this contract achieves ensures that Port Metro Vancouver will be able to sustain the over $205 million it brings to port each day.