Reading Time: 2 minutes A tentative labor deal forestalled potentially damaging trade disruptions at three-dozen U.S. East Coast and Gulf of Mexico ports, with both sides in the talks crediting President-elect Donald Trump for clearing the way for them to hammer out a deal on automation.
Tentative labour deal heads off US port disruption; Trump credited
CN optimistic despite potential strike risk
Senior executive tells Agribition grain panel that railway remains 'at the table'
Reading Time: 2 minutes A CN Railway executive says there's lots of track left ahead before it comes down to a labour disruption. The organization has been dealing with multiple workforce disputes over the past year, and another is impending.
Canada’s labour board orders operations to resume at Montreal port
Reading Time: < 1 minute Canada's Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) ordered a resumption of operations at the Port of Montreal from Saturday morning, the port's employers association said, after the federal government stepped in and directed the labour board to end port disputes.
Federal government moves to end disputes at ports of Vancouver and Montreal
Labour board will take a few days to issue order; West Coast union says it will file a legal challenge
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canadian Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon said this morning he had directed the country's labor relations board to order an end to disputes at the ports of Vancouver and Montreal, citing the economic damage inflicted.
Montreal dockworkers’ union rejects offer; lockout begins
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Montreal Longshoremen's Union rejected a final offer made for a new labour contract, leading to a lockout being declared, the Maritime Employers Association (MEA) and the union said on Sunday.
Montreal port employers threaten shutdown
Reading Time: < 1 minute Port of Montreal terminal operators have threatened to shut down most operations as of Sunday after providing a "final, comprehensive offer" to the longshore union.
Labor dispute stops canola oil, forestry exports from West Coast
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canada's exports of canola oil and forest products from West Coast ports, including the Port of Vancouver, have halted due to a labor dispute, producers said on Thursday.
West coast ports shutdown enters second day
Reading Time: 2 minutes The British Columbia ports labour dispute continued on Tuesday, impacting exports at Canada's biggest port in Vancouver with no sign of negotiating progress.
Vancouver port to shut out foremen as work stoppage begins
Bulk grain unaffected, but stoppage could cost fertilizer sector millions says Fertilizer Canada
Reading Time: 2 minutes Port of Vancouver foremen were locked out on Monday after failing to withdraw a strike notice at Canada's largest port, CBC is reporting, potentially impacting exports of coal, potash and beef although not bulk grain shipments.
Port of Montreal workers at two terminals start new strike, employer group says
Reading Time: < 1 minute Reuters – Unionized workers started an unlimited strike at two terminals of the port of Montreal on Thursday amid stalled talks on a new labor contract, the employers’ association said. The strike affects two terminals operated by Termont, which handle about 40 per cent of the port’s container traffic but only about 15 per cent […] Read more
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