# Dockworkers’ strike ends; compromise bid in looming rail strike | Yle News | Yle

> Finland's Transport Workers' Union ended a two-week stevedore strike that had closed the country's ports, accepting a deal with 6.3% raises over two years plus a one-off payment. The strike had halted most exports and imports through Finnish harbours.

- Date: 2023-03-01 · published 2023-03-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Finland · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/36876-dockworkers-strike-ends-compromise-bid-in-looming-rail-strike-yle-news-yle
- 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

Finnish port closures are a minor feed-trade factor, and the settlement removes the disruption, so the price impact on feed grains and meals is negligible.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 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 | 2020-12-01 | [CP Rail Strike Ends \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49666-cp-rail-strike-ends-feed-and-grain.md) | +9.5% | +8.9% |
| WHEAT | 2018-12-13 | [Aurizon railway workers plan to strike \| SBS News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61604-aurizon-railway-workers-plan-to-strike-sbs-news.md) | +2.5% | +2.0% |
| WHEAT | 2018-08-16 | [Dockworkers launch four-week overtime strike - The Portugal News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63545-dockworkers-launch-four-week-overtime-strike-the-portugal-news.md) | -0.2% | +6.2% |

## Sources

- yle.fi: https://yle.fi/a/74-20020477

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