# French port and dock workers union call off 72-hour strike | RailFreight.com

> The CGT Ports and Docks union called off a planned 72-hour strike at French ports that was due to start March 18, along with four-hour stoppages. The union has staged sporadic action since January over pension reform.

- Date: 2025-03-17 · published 2025-03-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region France · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25581-french-port-and-dock-workers-union-call-off-72-hour-strike-railfreight-com
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Cancelled strikes remove a near-term risk to French port handling of grain and feed, so the price effect is minimal.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2019-03-02 | [California port drivers, warehouse workers strike - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60130-california-port-drivers-warehouse-workers-strike-freightwaves.md) | +0.7% | +5.2% |
| WHEAT | 2017-06-06 | [Spanish food exporters call on dockworkers to end strike](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70491-spanish-food-exporters-call-on-dockworkers-to-end-strike.md) | -1.0% | +2.0% |
| WHEAT | 2016-11-15 | [Union workers at Gothenburg port go on strike - Radio Sweden \| Sveriges Radio](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73857-union-workers-at-gothenburg-port-go-on-strike-radio-sweden-sveriges-radio.md) | -1.6% | +0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2017-08-07 | [Hundreds of workers go on strike at Jakarta’s Tanjung Priok port - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69484-hundreds-of-workers-go-on-strike-at-jakarta-s-tanjung-priok-port-freightwaves.md) | -3.8% | -3.4% |
| WHEAT | 2024-02-07 | [Portugal - Unionized port workers on strike - January 31, 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31688-portugal-unionized-port-workers-on-strike-january-31-2024.md) | -3.7% | -0.9% |

## Sources

- railfreight.com: https://www.railfreight.com/business/2025/03/17/french-port-and-dock-workers-union-call-off-72-hour-strike/

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