UPDATED – December 9, 2024 – 1350 CST – Comment from labour minister Steven MacKinnon added. Glacier FarmMedia – Canadian National Railway (CN) says it has reached a tentative four-year agreement with the union representing mechanical, clerical and intermodal workers. Employees represented by Unifor voted in late November to authorize a strike if a deal […] Read more
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Montreal port workers plan indefinite strike if deal not reached by Thursday morning
Glacier FarmMedia – Workers at two container terminals at the Port of Montreal signaled intent to walk off the job Thursday morning—this time indefinitely—according to a notice from the port’s authority yesterday. Both terminals are operated by Termont. Viterra’s grain terminal will continue operation, the Port of Montreal said. The strike is the latest in […] Read more
Montreal port says strike by workers is over, clients can expect delays
OTTAWA (Reuters) - A three-day strike by unionized Montreal port workers that shut down two container traffic terminals ended early on Thursday as scheduled, the port authority said in a statement. “All Port of Montreal terminals are now open, and cargo can be picked up or dropped off as usual … clients waiting to import or export […] Read more
Vancouver grain workers reach tentative deal to end strike
Workers at six grain terminals in the Port of Vancouver have reached a tentative deal, ending a strike potentially impacting exports from the world’s top canola and number three wheat exporter during the harvesting period. The Grain Workers Union and the Vancouver Terminal Elevators’ Association reached the tentative agreement to get Canada’s harvest to market, […] Read more
Port of Vancouver grain workers walk off the job
Glacier FarmMedia – Grain terminal workers at the Port of Vancouver are on strike this morning as shown by video posted by local media on X. Video from CityNews Vancouver shows workers picketing outside of Viterra’s Cascadia terminal. On Sept. 21, Grain Workers Union Local 333 issued a 72-hour strike notice to terminal operators represented […] Read more
Rail union launches court challenge to back-to-work order
OTTAWA — The union representing workers at Canada’s two main rail companies said today it had filed four court challenges against a ruling by the country’s industrial labour board that forced them back to work. The board on Saturday accepted a request from the government to order more than 9,000 Teamsters members back to work […] Read more
GSU members vote on Viterra final offer
Workers will be working to rule during the voting period
REGINA — Grain and General Services Union workers employed by Viterra will vote on the company’s latest final offer over the next two weeks. Locals 1 and 2, representing country operations and head office staff, respectively, were set to walk out at 2 p.m. today if a deal had not been reached. In a website […] Read more
Viterra says it has plan in case of strike
UPDATED – January 3, 2024 – 1350 CST – Story updated to include comment from Viterra. REGINA — Viterra says it has a contingency plan in place should its unionized employees go on strike. It also suggested workers could be locked out if an agreement isn’t reached. “We are committed to the collective bargaining process […] Read more
Seaway strike ends as tentative agreement reached
Lock workers are back at work along the canals that offer transit through the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean after a Sunday evening tentative resolution to the job action, which threatened to back up St. Lawrence Seaway grain shipments. The resolution announced by Unifor, the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corp. (SLSMC) and federal labour […] Read more
Seaway strike backs up Ontario grain
The nature of eastern Canadian grain logistics and the strike by St. Lawrence Seaway workers who operate the canals will see cascading impacts across the system if the situation isn’t resolved quickly, according to Crosby Devitt, chief executive officer of Ontario Grain Farmers. Unifor workers in both Ontario and Quebec walked off the job Sunday […] Read more
