Unionized employees at Teck Trail Operations will hear recommendations tomorrow from a provincial mediator in their dispute with the smelter.
Last month United Steelworkers locals 480 and 9705 voted overwhealmingly in favour of strike action.
Talks between Teck and the union after the strike vote failed to reach a deal for a new collective bargaining agreement.
Over 1,000 employees are currently working at Teck without a contract.
The last time there was a strike at Teck was 2005 and it lasted 79 days.
