Cargo shipments are already diverting to U.S. terminals in anticipation of a potential strike by longshoremen that would shut down B.C. port operations.
Thousands of workers with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada (ILWU) held a strike vote this week.
The results aren't yet tabulated and the earliest workers could be on strike is next Monday – when a 21-day cooling off period ends – if 72-hour strike notice is issued later this week.
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