# B.C. longshore workers ratify new deal - Grainews

> Longshore workers at British Columbia's seaports voted to accept a new four-year labour deal, ending five weeks of disruption at Canada's West Coast. The ILWU Canada ratification vote returned 74.66% in favor. The federal labour and transport ministers said they would review how the disruption unfolded.

- Date: 2023-08-08 · published 2023-08-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/34607-b-c-longshore-workers-ratify-new-deal-grainews
- 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 four-year contract reduces the risk of future port stoppages, which supports more predictable Canadian export flows and freight costs for feed buyers.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2024-04-18 | [Rail strike looms as CN, CPKC workers take action to a vote - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30759-rail-strike-looms-as-cn-cpkc-workers-take-action-to-a-vote-grainews.md) | +0.5% | +2.4% |
| WHEAT | 2021-05-01 | [Back-to-work rule for Montreal dockworkers clears Parliament - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47131-back-to-work-rule-for-montreal-dockworkers-clears-parliament-grainews.md) | -5.4% | -5.4% |
| WHEAT | 2020-10-02 | [CN Rail Workers Strike \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50667-cn-rail-workers-strike-feed-and-grain.md) | +1.9% | +3.6% |
| WHEAT | 2021-10-26 | [LDC, Port of Seattle union workers reach deal \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44571-ldc-port-of-seattle-union-workers-reach-deal-world-grain.md) | +10.4% | +9.4% |
| WHEAT | 2019-11-19 | [Grain shippers worried as CN Rail workers strike  \| Globalnews.ca](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56081-grain-shippers-worried-as-cn-rail-workers-strike-globalnews-ca.md) | +1.1% | -0.2% |

## Sources

- grainews.ca: https://www.grainews.ca/daily/b-c-longshore-workers-ratify-new-deal/

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