Alberta’s Transportation and Economic Corridors Minister said that a strike by dockworkers in British Columbia, which could take place any day, would have dire consequences for Alberta’s economy.About 7,200 members of British Columbia’s International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) voted overwhelmingly in support of a strike last week.

Dockworkers are looking for higher pay and greater job security amid automation fears. 99.25 percent of ILWU voters authorized their union to strike against the Maritime Employers Association (MEA), as the two sides’ former agreement expired July 1, 2022.