The union representing grain workers at terminals in Metro Vancouver says it has served the employer with a 72-hour strike notice.
The Grain Workers Union Local 333 says in a notice posted to Facebook that it served the notice at 7 a.m. Saturday, with job action to start Tuesday.
It says the union’s bargaining committee made the decision after the Vancouver Terminal Elevators Association “invested very little effort” during negotiations last week, and it’s now up to the employer to present a proposal for a new contract.
The union says it provided the employer with a “comprehensive package” last Thursday and the next day the association indicated it had no counter offer….