Insights and Stories on Labour Strike

Oct. 1, 2024 at 11:12 am CDT

Unionized workers began a three-day strike at two terminals of the port of Montreal as talks over a new contract are yet to result in a labor agreement, the Canadian port's authorities said on Monday.

By Reuters

Oct. 1, 2024 at 10:55 am CDT

Workers at six grain terminals in the Canadian port of Vancouver have reached a tentative deal on September 27, ending a strike potentially impacting exports from the world's top canola and number three wheat exporter during the harvesting period.

By Reuters

Oct. 1, 2024 at 9:23 am CDT

Dockworkers on the U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast began a strike early on Tuesday, their first large-scale stoppage in nearly 50 years, halting the flow of about half the nation's ocean shipping after negotiations for a new labour contract broke down over wages.

By David Shepardson, Doyinsola Oladipo, Reuters

Sep. 27, 2024 at 10:24 am CDT

Workers at two Montreal port facilities are set to hold a three-day strike starting Sept. 30.

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Sep. 25, 2024 at 4:00 pm CDT

The turnaround in canola futures on the Intercontinental Exchange indicates canola traders are ignoring issues with China and the strike among Port of Vancouver grain workers.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm