# Striking Seaway Workers Showed The Power Of ‘Essential’ Labour

> Unifor members ratified a new collective agreement with the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation after an eight-day strike that began October 22. The deal provides annual raises of 5, 4 and 4 percent, and the strike was the first on the Seaway since 1968.

- Date: 2023-11-06 · published 2023-11-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/33196-striking-seaway-workers-showed-the-power-of-essential-labour
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Ratification removes the risk of further Seaway stoppages, supporting predictable grain and oilseed export logistics through the winter closure period.

## Read by commodity

- OCEANFRT: neutral

## Sources

- readthemaple.com: https://www.readthemaple.com/striking-seaway-workers-showed-the-power-of-essential-labour/

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