Grain terminal workers at the Port of Vancouver on Saturday (Sept. 28) started returning to work following a tentative agreement to end a four-day strike that disrupted crop exports during the critical harvest season.
The settlement, reached under the guidance of a federal mediator, will be recommended for union ratification this Friday. Labor Minister Steven MacKinnon, in a post on X, thanked both sides for putting in the work needed to reach a deal and for the support provided by mediators.
The strike affected six terminals, halting daily exports of nearly 100,000 metric tons of grain, causing significant economic losses.
Meanwhile, longshoremen at the Port of Montréal are set to begin a three-day strike on Monday, potentially disrupting cargo shipments at one of Canada’s busiest seaports.