Insights and Stories on Longshoremen

Push on to prevent strike at Port of Montreal

Feb. 26, 2021 at 2:25 am CST

Ottawa needs to act now to prevent a strike March 20 that would stop containerized grain from being exported from the Port of Montreal, says Jeff English, vice-president of marketing and communications at Pulse Canada. “This is something we can see off in the distance, but we are going to […]

Containerized crops may get stuck in Montreal port’s strike

Aug. 11, 2020 at 3:09 am CDT

By Dave Bedard

Grain groups seek ‘essential service’ status for rail

Nov. 26, 2019 at 8:29 pm CST

By Dave Bedard

Update: Vancouver lockout of longshoremen ends

May. 30, 2019 at 1:30 pm CDT

By Kelsey Johnson Rod Nickel

B.C. longshoremen vote in favour of strike

May. 13, 2019 at 4:49 pm CDT

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

B.C. longshoremen to take strike vote this week

May. 8, 2019 at 9:07 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) is urging members at Canada’s West Coast ports to vote for a strike, as negotiations for a collective agreement have dragged on for over a year. The union members’ vote takes place Wednesday and Thursday (May 8-9). ILWU and the British […]