Please click on the link below for information about this year’s Battle of Ballantyne Memorial and a little bit of history about the annual remembrance. Tuesday, June 18, 2019 11 am New Brighton Park
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FULL – 2019 Annual Local 500 Golf Tournament – Registration Closed
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
Contract Caucus and Stop Work Meeting Information
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
Tentative Collective Agreement Reached – What’s Next?
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
Update on Bargaining – Tentative agreement reached
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 The ILWU has withdrawn its strike notice as well.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
ILWU – for immediate release – limited and targeted job action
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
Union Members Can Work in 502 Jurisdiction eff June 1, 2019
Effective June 1, 2019, all Union Members are allowed to work in Local 502’s jurisdiction without restriction.
STRIKE VOTE RESULTS – May 10, 2019 (Local 500 members)
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 Young Workers Conference – Applications Closed as of May 31
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
Waterfront Training Centre CLOSED Until March 12-18, 2019
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