# RailLine Volume 11 – Issue 7 | Unifor

> Unifor Local 100 members began a strike at Autoport, a vehicle processing hub operated by CN Rail in Nova Scotia, on February 27, 2024. The company is using replacement workers, and the union is calling for anti-scab legislation.

- Date: 2024-02-27 · published 2024-02-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/31690-railline-volume-11-issue-7-unifor
- 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 vehicle handling rather than grain or feed, so its direct effect on feed commodity supply and prices is minimal.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2016-12-05 | [Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 233 (Monday, December 5, 2016)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73497-federal-register-volume-81-issue-233-monday-december-5-2016.md) | +4.0% | +3.3% |
| WHEAT | 2022-09-14 | [Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 148 (Wednesday, September 14, 2022)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39629-congressional-record-volume-168-issue-148-wednesday-september-14-2022.md) | +5.6% | -8.7% |
| WHEAT | 2020-04-14 | [CN ships record grain volume in March - Manitoba Co-operator](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53679-cn-ships-record-grain-volume-in-march-manitoba-co-operator.md) | -2.1% | -2.2% |
| WHEAT | 2023-12-18 | [Ukraine grain pushes Romanian Constanta port to record volume of 32.6 mln tons in Jan-Nov](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14341-ukraine-grain-pushes-romanian-constanta-port-to-record-volume-of-32-6-mln-tons.md) | +1.1% | +1.8% |
| WHEAT | 2019-06-11 | [Ukraine: in the first week of June, the seaports halved grain shipment volumes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58443-ukraine-in-the-first-week-of-june-the-seaports-halved-grain-shipment-volumes.md) | -4.7% | -8.3% |

## Sources

- unifor.org: https://www.unifor.org/news/all-news/railline-volume-11-issue-7

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