Published 09/24/2024 8:47:00 p.m.

Picket lines go up as strike begins at six grain terminals in Metro Vancouver

Picket lines have been established at six grain terminals in Metro Vancouver as approximately 600 workers initiate a strike.
Union President Douglas Lea-Smith states the Vancouver Terminal Elevators Association hasn't "meaningfully engaged" during over a dozen bargaining days.
The primary negotiation issue focuses on time in lieu, which relates to earned time-off days from a 2002 decision.

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CBC News

Workers on strike at Metro Vancouver terminals that move half of Canada's grain

Workers at several Metro Vancouver grain terminals walked off the job Tuesday morning, three days after Grain Workers Union Local 333 served strike notice, in what one industry group is saying could be "devastating" job action.

09/24/2024 3:21:20 p.m.·Canada

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Global News

Alberta farmers hit hard by Vancouver grain terminal strike

The grain terminal strike couldn't have come at a worse time for grain producers, as they reach the peak of harvest and must sell their product.

09/24/2024 11:22:19 p.m.·Toronto, Canada

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The Epoch Times

Picket Lines Go Up as Strike Begins at Six Grain Terminals in Metro Vancouver

Picket lines have gone up at six grain terminals in Metro Vancouver as about 600 workers begin a strike. Canada’s labour minister, meanwhile, says he spoke with both the employer and representatives of Grain Workers Union Local 333 on Monday, and they have agreed to resume contract negotiations alongside federal mediators. Steven MacKinnon posted the message on the social media platform X, saying Canadian farmers had a “bumper crop” and they nee…

09/24/2024 3:09:51 p.m.·New York, United States

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Toronto Sun

Picket lines go up as strike begins at six grain terminals in Metro Vancouver

VANCOUVER -- Picket lines have gone up at six grain terminals in Metro Vancouver as about 600 workers begin a strike.

09/24/2024 5:03:28 p.m.·Toronto, Canada

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Rocky Mountain Outlook

Picket lines go up in 'high leverage' strike at six Metro Vancouver grain terminals

VANCOUVER — 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.

09/24/2024 11:39:01 p.m.

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