Supply Chain & Transport

The Port of Montréal Longshoremen’s Union, CUPE Local 375, has issued a strike notice consisting of a complete stoppage of work on Port of Montréal territory for 24 hours, from Sunday, October 27 at 7:00 a.m. to Monday, October 28, at 6:59 a.m. This action includes dockworkers at all terminals of the port (including the Contrecœur terminal).

Amidst ongoing contract negotiations, the union representing 1,200 longshoremen at the Port of Montreal announced on Monday October 7 that the port workers will refuse to work overtime for an indefinite period as of 7 am on Thursday October 10.

The Western Grain Elevator Association has informed ANAC that a new collective agreement between the Grain Workers’ Union (GWU) and the Vancouver Terminal Elevator Association (VTEA) has been reached.

This morning, the Maritime Employers Association (MEA) received notice from the Longshoremen’s Union of the Port of Montreal of a three-day strike, effective from 7 a.m. on Monday, September 30 to 6:59 a.m. on Thursday, October 3.

The Western Grain Elevator Association informed ANAC that on Saturday, September 21, the GWU issued a strike notice, placing the union in a legal strike position as of Tuesday, September 24 at 7:00 a.m. (PT).  The job action involves approximately 650 grain workers in the bargaining unit.

On August 29, the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) filed legal appeals of the Minister of Labour’s directives and the ruling by the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) to end the work stoppage and mandate binding arbitration.

Following the rail stoppage last week, trains are now moving on both the Canadian National Railway (CN) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City Railway (CPKC). Representatives from CN and CPKC indicated at an industry meeting today that all embargos have been lifted, however it will take a few weeks before backlogs are sorted and service returns to normal levels.