GCT Canada, which operates two container terminals, has reached a tentative five-year labor contract with Local 502 of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union.
The agreement was reached through negotiations between the parties with the assistance of mediators from Canada’s Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.
GCT operates both the Deltaport and Vanterm terminals in Vancouver.
Eric Waltz, the president of GCT Canada, said in a note posted on the company’s website that the agreement follows 15 months of negotiations for GCT planners and assistant planners.
He added, “ILWU Local 502 withdrew its strike notice that was issued September 3,
2018, and is recommending that members vote in favour of the agreement.”