Striking truckers at Port Metro Vancouver went back on to work Thursday morning (27 March), after a one-month strike. The threat of a back-to-work legislation by the Parliament of the British Columbia (BC) province, which would have heavily sanctioned unionized workers, definitely influenced the signing of a tentative deal to end the conflict.
The strike started 26 February when non-union container truckers withdrew their services. 250 unionized port drivers eventually joined them on 10 March. The truckers were demanding better pay to prevent undercutting and reduce wait times to pick up loads at the port. Port Metro is Canada’s busiest port and the strike has been impacting daily $100 million (€64 million) worth of goods and drive business to the United States. Both B.C. Premier Christy Clark and Prime Minister Stephen Harper warned
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