Several hundred people gathered on a rainy afternoon in Vancouver on Oct. 22 as two different rallies were held to protest growing government COVID-19 vaccination mandates and decry the media coverage surrounding them. One of the rallies, which was quickly organized by a handful of longshoremen, took place in front of Transport Canada’s Vancouver offices as a preemptive protest against an upcoming vaccine mandate not all workers feel comfortable with. Members from the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) is expecting Transport Canada to announce on Oct. 30 an agreement with the Vancouver Port Authority where all employees who work on Port Authority land will have to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. ILWU president Rob Ashton has asserted the union’s opposition to a mandate, while illustrating how longshoremen have continued to work during the pandemic without any disruption to the supply of goods that come through British Columbia’s ports, and …
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