Brief strike ends at Canada's Westshore coal terminal (updated)

Westshore Terminals Investment

21/12/2020 24:23

(Adds Westshore statement)
    Dec 20 (Reuters) - A brief strike effectively ended at a
Canadian coal export terminal after the local union said it
reached a tentative agreement with Westshore Terminals
Investment Corp  WTE.TO .
    Westshore said in a statement on Sunday it reached a
two-year collective agreement with the union, ILWU Local 502,
after the previous deal and two others expired on Jan. 31. 
    ILWU Local 502, which represents workers at the terminal in
Roberts Bank, British Columbia, did not provide any details on
the agreement in a statement issued on Saturday. Strike action
had begun earlier on Saturday.
    The union had sent a 72-hour strike notice to Westshore on
Wednesday.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2IX2DF
    Teck Resources Ltd  TECKb.TO  said in a statement it was
pleased to see an agreement had been reached between Westshore
Terminals and ILWU 502. The terminal is a key export center for
the miner. 
    
    
    

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 (Reporting by Sabahatjahan Contractor in Bengaluru; Additional
reporting by Aakriti Bhalla; Editing by Lisa Shumaker, Peter
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