A tentative agreement has been reached in the four-day strike that threatened to disrupt grain shipments across the country.In a statement, the Western Grain Terminal Elevator Association (WGEA) announced negotiations, which had been stalled, were able to restart Friday under federal mediator Peter Simpson.It says a tentative deal was reached late in the day between the Grain Workers Union (GWU) and the Vancouver Terminal Elevators’ Association (VTEA). The WGEA says the agreement will run through to Dec. 31, 2027. Grain Workers Union Local 333 president Douglas Lea-Smith says while he wished there was more in the tentative deal for workers, employees are happy with it. “Ultimately, in the end you can’t achieve everything. So I still feel really good about it, I think it’s positive,” Lea-Smith said. “Anytime you can reach an agreement at the bargaining table is the best way to do it.” Workers at several Metro Vancouver grain terminals walked off the job Tuesday morning….
Please wait while you are redirected...or Click Here if you do not want to wait.Date:
