B.C. port strike back on: Workers union rejects mediator’s offer

A caucus of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union rejected a mediated settlement on Tuesday, sending Metro Vancouver’s port workers back to the picket lines.

ILWU Canada announced the recommended settlement had been voted down in a statement Tuesday afternoon.

The union said the caucus “does not believe the recommendations had the ability to protect our jobs now or into the future.

“Our position since Day 1 has been to protect our jurisdiction and this position has not changed.”

Greater Vancouver Board of Trade president Brigitte Anderson expressed it is “dismayed and disappointed” by the development.