UPDATE June 17 – Registration for the Annual Local 500 Golf Tournament is full and no more registrations will be accepted. —– Local 500’s Annual Golf Tournament will be held: Monday, September 2, 2019 Swan-e-set Bay Resort & Country Club … Continue reading →

JUNE 11, 2019 – LOCAL 500 BULLETIN Dear Brothers and Sisters There will be a Longshore Contract Caucus meeting on Thursday, June 13, 2019 to approve the tentative deal so it can be sent to the Membership for a vote. … Continue reading →

A tentative collective agreement has been reached.  The next step is to have it reviewed by the Longshore Contract Caucus on Thursday, June 13, 2019, at which time the Caucus will make a recommendation on whether to endorse the agreement … Continue reading →

Tentative agreement reached for a new contract between ILWU and BCMEA….  The BCMEA is lifting immediately a lockout of ILWU members imposed at 8 a.m. Thursday.  The ILWU has withdrawn its strike notice as well.  No details of the tentative … Continue reading →

May 26, 2019 – for immediate release International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada to take limited and targeted job action Monday morning at GCT Deltaport and GCT Vanterm but all ports will remain open; no picket lines will go up, … Continue reading →

Effective June 1, 2019, all Union Members are allowed to work in Local 502’s jurisdiction without restriction.

The results of the strike vote held May 8, 9, 2019 show 98.4% in favour of supporting strike action agains the member companies of the BC Maritime Employers Association, if necessary. Click the link below to see the bulletin.

ILWU Canada is hosting a three-day Young Workers Conference on September 4 – 6, 2019 at the Maritime Labour Centre located at 1880 Triumph Street in Vancouver. WHO CAN APPLY? All members and casuals aged 35 and under are welcome … Continue reading →

Please be advised that the Waterfront Training Centre is closed from March 12-17, 2019 inclusive.  Any scheduled training during that period will need to be rescheduled. All site training is going forward.  If you are scheduled to attend VanWharves, Vanterm … Continue reading →

At 2:00 a.m. on Sunday morning March 10, the clock will change to 3:00 a.m. As per Black Book Document #20 – When, in accordance with the Daylight Saving Act of British Columbia, clocks are advanced one hour in the … Continue reading →