Poisoned Waters: The War Between BC Ferries and Its Union
A four-letter expletive ended talks aimed at bringing peace between BC Ferries and its union — and better service for travellers.
It was Nov. 28, and union leader Eric McNeely had just logged in to a video conference call with two company executives.
The stakes were high. The company and the union had accused each other of intransigence and lying in a series of memos to employees.
The meeting ended badly.
McNeely said he left the call after Dean Dobrinsky, the corporation’s executive director of labour relations, told him and another union official to “just shut the fuck up.”
