A westcoast port worker lockout which went in to effect early this morning was short lived.
According to a representative of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, a tentative deal has been reached to avoid the costly closures.
Labour disputes, centered largely around work automation, had threatened to keep roughly 65 hundred workers on the shelf.
A lockout was initially announced at 8:00 this morning after a failed night of negotiations between the Union and the BC Maritime Employers Association.
Longshore workers at more than 20 ports from Vancouver to Prince Rupert would have been covered by the lockout.
Expert estimates had claimed the dispute could have cost Canada as much as 5 billion dollars per day.
The deal is still pending ratification.
