The president of the union representing striking British Columbia port workers says employers are waiting for the federal government to do their “dirty work,” instead of negotiating an end to the workers’ six-day strike.
Officials with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Canada also say the association representing port employers is more interested in a “dirty tricks campaign,” than resuming talks that stalled on Monday.
The B.C. Maritime Employers Association (BCMEU) has been calling for binding arbitration to end the strike involving about 7,400 workers at more than 30 ports.
Rob Ashton, president of the union, told hundreds of workers at a
