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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

No details on the provisions of the deal have been released, but according to the BCMEA, the new agreement includes increased wages, benefits and training for workers along with provisions to ensure labour stability at ports in the future.

I think what my bolded portion means is going to be t he crux of whether this was a win for the workers or not. The sticking point for both parties was outside contracting of maintenance work. My assumption is that the union sees maintenance work as vital to it's survival in the future as more and more of the manual labour is automated. Essentially this strike was a fight for the survival of the union. So if they keep that maintenance work in house then they at least got their core demand.