Striking port workers will rally near the Vancouver waterfront to mark their sixth day on the picket line as they seek a new contract with the B.C. Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA).
About 7,400 members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) have been off the job since Canada Day to back demands for improved wages and provisions against contracting out and automation.
The mid-morning demonstration is organized by the union and billed as a solidarity rally, with members being reminded that there is pride, strength and commitment in numbers.
It comes as the BCMEA, which represents management at more than 30 B.C. ports, has said binding arbitration could quickly end the strike.
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