B.C. port employers say foremen’s union plans industry-wide strike vote

VANCOUVER — The BC Maritime Employers Association says it has been told by a lawyer for the foremen’s union that an industry-wide strike vote will take place in coming weeks.
The employers’ group says the lawyer for ILWU Local 514 informed them of the vote this week after a case management meeting with the Canada Industrial Relations Board.
No one could immediately be reached for comment from the ship and dock foreman’s union, whose 730 members work at British Columbia&rs