# Union representing 436 Sask. Viterra workers suspends strike pending vote on new collective agreement offer | CBC News

> Viterra workers in Saskatchewan suspended a planned strike for now so members could vote on the company's latest collective agreement offer. The union, representing 436 workers, says wages, workplace respect and work-life balance remain unresolved, and ratification ballots are to be counted on January 19.

- Date: 2024-01-06 · published 2024-01-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/32143-union-representing-436-sask-viterra-workers-suspends-strike-pending-vote-on-new
- 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

Suspending the strike lowers the near-term risk of disruption at Western Canadian grain handling, so the immediate price impact is minimal.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2018-05-30 | [UPDATE 4-Canadian Pacific reaches tentative agreement with striking workers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65031-update-4-canadian-pacific-reaches-tentative-agreement-with-striking-workers.md) | -0.6% | -2.8% |
| WHEAT | 2017-05-01 | [Train drivers carrying Victoria's grain harvest on strike over new enterprise agreement - ABC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71045-train-drivers-carrying-victoria-s-grain-harvest-on-strike-over-new-enterprise.md) | +2.3% | +1.5% |
| WHEAT | 2017-03-30 | [Argentine Port Workers Suspend Strike after Protester Run Over](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72010-argentine-port-workers-suspend-strike-after-protester-run-over.md) | +0.4% | +1.2% |
| WHEAT | 2024-03-25 | [Canadian rail workers vote to launch strike: Correction \| Latest Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31236-canadian-rail-workers-vote-to-launch-strike-correction-latest-market-news.md) | -0.6% | +1.9% |
| WHEAT | 2024-01-04 | [Saskatchewan workers at grain handler Viterra set to strike \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32139-saskatchewan-workers-at-grain-handler-viterra-set-to-strike-reuters.md) | -1.7% | -1.9% |

## Sources

- cbc.ca: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/viterra-strike-suspended-vote-1.7076082

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