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Port Strike: Vancouver is back, while Longshore workers at Port of Montreal and the International Longshoremen's Association hit the picket lines

The Strike at the Port of Vancouver may be over, but we could see more disruptions to Canada's Supply Chain.

Late Friday, the Grain Workers Union Local 333 agreed to a tentative four-year deal with the Vancouver Terminal Elevator Association taking them through December 31, 2027.

The four-day strike involved over 600 workers at the six bulk grain export terminals at the Port owned by Viterra and Richardson International, G3, Cargill and Alliance Grain.

Western Grain Elevators Association noted that workers were back on the job Saturday morning.

Executive Director Wade Sobkowich says the six facilities were able to continue a portion of their operations with management staff at a fraction of capacity.  For the Vancouver corridor, the entire grain supply chain, from prairie elevator to vessel loading, was slowed down and moving significantly lower volumes.

 

A ratification vote is scheduled for October 4.

Meantime, the CUPE Longshoremen's Union Local 375 filed a strike notice with the Maritime Employers Association Friday morning.

The union representing longshore workers at the Port of Montreal began a three-day strike Monday at two terminals -  the Viau and Maisonneuve Termont terminals.

The facilities handle about about 41 per cent of the container traffic through the Port.

There's also growing concerns about another potential strike at Vancouver, this time involving about 730 ship and dock forepersons. 

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