Labour Board Halts Escalation of Kootenay Ferry Strike, Services to Continue

A temporary ruling ensures normal ferry operations for three small B.C. communities while the dispute between workers and their employer remains unresolved.

• The B.C. Labour Relations Board granted a stay on a prior decision that would have drastically reduced ferry services in Glade, Harrop, and Procter.
• The ruling allows cable ferries to maintain normal operations until a new hearing is held to reconsider the essential service order.
• Residents of the affected communities, which heavily rely on the ferries as their primary transportation link, organized protests and advocacy efforts to oppose service reductions.
• The B.C. General Employees' Union, representing ferry workers, has been on strike since November 3, seeking improved wages, benefits, and scheduling adjustments.
• Mediated negotiations between the union and Western Pacific Marine resumed last week, with further talks expected as the labour dispute continues.

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