# Canadian West Coast port workers vote yes to ratify a tentative deal. Railroad congestion continues

> Members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union of Canada voted 74.66% in favor of a revised tentative agreement with West Coast port management. The deal ends the uncertainty behind the strike that halted trade at Canadian ports for weeks. Railroads and trucking firms are still working through container congestion.

- Date: 2023-08-05 · published 2023-08-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/34605-canadian-west-coast-port-workers-vote-yes-to-ratify-a-tentative-deal-railroad
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Ratification removes the risk of further port stoppages, but the congestion backlog will keep Canadian export containers slow to clear for several weeks.

## Read by commodity

- OCEANFRT: neutral

## Sources

- cnbc.com: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/08/05/canadian-west-coast-port-workers-vote-yes-to-ratify-a-tentative-deal-railroad-congestion-continues.html

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