The dispute between the Grain Workers Union and employers would have significant impact during the busy harvest season, including for canola, a commodity caught up in the trade battle between Canada and China
Rail cars are seen on the tracks outside the Viterra Cascadia Terminal that handles grain exports, during a strike by International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada workers in the province, in Vancouver on July 12, 2023.The union representing workers at six Vancouver grain terminals has issued strike notice to take effect on Tuesday, during the peak autumn period for handling commodities such as canola.
Bargaining talks have broken off, said Wade Sobkowich, executive director of the Western Grain Elevator Association, which represents large shippers of bulk grain exports from Western Canada. Local 333 is a chartered local of the International Longshore & Warehouse Union Canada , with workers handling grain such as canola, wheat, barley, oats and specialty crops.
The dispute between the Grain Workers Union and employers would have significant impact during the busy harvest season, including for canola, a commodity that has been caught up in the“Grain handlers and exporters are working with Chinese importers to move as many canola vessels as possible into China, given the investigation and associated outcome,” Mr. Sobkowich said in a separate message.
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