# Steelworkers’ strike appears imminent at Société ferroviaire et portuaire de Pointe-Noire - USW Canada

> Members of USW Local 6254 voted 99.4% in favour of strike action at the Société ferroviaire et portuaire de Pointe-Noire, which runs rail and port operations moving iron ore to Sept-Îles, Quebec. The union rejects employer demands for changes to seniority and promotion rules. Conciliation sessions are scheduled for the week of April 22.

- Date: 2024-04-10 · published 2024-04-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/30763-steelworkers-strike-appears-imminent-at-societe-ferroviaire-et-portuaire-de
- 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

The dispute concerns iron ore logistics in Quebec and has little direct link to feed grain or oilseed flows, so the impact on feed commodity prices is minimal.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2020-01-31 | [CN conductors approve post-strike deal - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54613-cn-conductors-approve-post-strike-deal-agcanada.md) | -0.2% | +2.9% |
| WHEAT | 2023-04-26 | [Wheat farmers ask Canada to step in as strike threatens exports \| Air Freight News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36423-wheat-farmers-ask-canada-to-step-in-as-strike-threatens-exports-air-freight-news.md) | -0.1% | -2.5% |
| WHEAT | 2019-08-23 | [Port Otago workers issue strike notice](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57598-port-otago-workers-issue-strike-notice.md) | +1.9% | +0.3% |
| WHEAT | 2025-09-23 | [GrainCorp workers strike at Newcastle port \| Newcastle Herald \| Newcastle, NSW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22869-graincorp-workers-strike-at-newcastle-port-newcastle-herald-newcastle-nsw.md) | -0.2% | +1.8% |
| WHEAT | 2026-10-06 | [Vancouver strike halts Canada grain exports at major port](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17139-vancouver-strike-halts-canada-grain-exports-at-major-port.md) | -0.8% | +3.2% |

## Sources

- usw.ca: https://usw.ca/sfppn-strike-vote/

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