Calgary Herald- Grain workers strike update: Picket lines go up at six Metro Vancouver terminals
Grain terminal workers picked a “high leverage moment” to go on strike in Metro Vancouver as farmers in Western Canada have an abundance of product to move for export, a food economics and supply chain expert says.
Picket lines went up at six grain terminals in Metro Vancouver on Tuesday as about 600 workers with Grain Workers Union Local 333 began their strike.
and in Alberta at least it looks like a fantastic year .
Always the case. Good harvest, expect a shakedown by the longshoremen’s union.
In the days of the Canadian Wheat Board, the farmers paid for ships sitting idle in the dock as well as every other penalty for non-delivery. No, the CWB would not look at alternative ports of exit. With “private” firms now handling the grain, will alternates be sought?
Hello? Port of Seattle? Yes, I’m calling from Alberta…
Why are Unions allowed on ANY government employment?
This used to be an OBVIOUS Conflict of Interest, or what FILTHY LIBERALS call – Tuesday
Inflation is going to tear through any wage gains they make soon enough and the foreigners buy grain in real currency, not canadian pesos, so give’m the money and their “in lieu” days off and don’t worry about it.
High leverage, indeed. They have raised that lever high and are about to bash us over the head with it.