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Where to get Canadian Cattlemen during a postal strike

By Glacier FarmMedia staff May 20, 2025

Delivery of our paper editions may be disrupted as of May 23 by the ongoing labour dispute between Canada Post and its unionized workers. Canadian Cattlemen will continue to bring you the stories you’ve come to expect through our e-newsletter and digital editions while we wait for postal deliveries to be restored. Look to our […] Read more

A tugboat passes shipping containers being unloaded and stacked on a pier at Port Newark, New Jersey, U.S., November 19, 2021.
Photo: Reuters/Mike Segar/File

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Tentative labour deal heads off US port disruption; Trump credited

By Daniel Wiessner, Lisa Baertlein, Reuters January 10, 2025

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.

Sandra Ellis, CN’s vice-president for bulk, speaks at Canadian Western Agribition’s Grain Expo. PHOTO: MELISSA JEFFERS-BEZAN

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CN optimistic despite potential strike risk

Senior executive tells Agribition grain panel that railway remains 'at the table'

By Melissa Jeffers-Bezan November 26, 2024

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.

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Canada’s labour board orders operations to resume at Montreal port

By Reuters November 15, 2024

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.

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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

By David Ljunggren, Reuters November 12, 2024

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.

File photo of cranes at the Port of Montreal. (Jean-Paul_Lejeune/iStock/Getty Images)

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Montreal dockworkers’ union rejects offer; lockout begins

By Divya Rajagopal, Reuters November 12, 2024

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.

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Montreal port employers threaten shutdown

By Ed White, Reuters November 8, 2024

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.

A container terminal at the Port of Vancouver. (FangXiaNuo/E+/Canada)

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Labor dispute stops canola oil, forestry exports from West Coast

By Ed White, Reuters November 8, 2024

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.

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West coast ports shutdown enters second day

By Ed White, Reuters November 5, 2024

The British Columbia ports labour dispute continued on Tuesday, impacting exports at Canada's biggest port in Vancouver with no sign of negotiating progress.

Aerial view of Centerm, a Burrard Inlet terminal for containerized cargo at the Port of Vancouver. (Bloodua/iStock/Getty Images)

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Vancouver port to shut out foremen as work stoppage begins

Bulk grain unaffected, but stoppage could cost fertilizer sector millions says Fertilizer Canada

By Geralyn Wichers November 4, 2024

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.

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Where to get Canadian Cattlemen during a postal strike

Tentative labour deal heads off US port disruption; Trump credited

CN optimistic despite potential strike risk

Canada’s labour board orders operations to resume at Montreal port

Federal government moves to end disputes at ports of Vancouver and Montreal

Montreal dockworkers’ union rejects offer; lockout begins

Montreal port employers threaten shutdown

Labor dispute stops canola oil, forestry exports from West Coast

West coast ports shutdown enters second day

Vancouver port to shut out foremen as work stoppage begins

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