# Port of Vancouver truckers issue strike notice - DredgeWire : DredgeWire

> Unifor issued a 72-hour strike notice on behalf of about 200 container truckers at two carriers serving the Port of Vancouver, with a walkout set for Friday. Talks with Aheer and Prudential had failed to produce new agreements over health benefits and detention pay. The port was already dealing with over 50 ships waiting to dock after the rail outages.

- Date: 2021-11-29 · published 2021-11-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43626-port-of-vancouver-truckers-issue-strike-notice-dredgewire-dredgewire
- 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

A strike would have added to the port's existing backlog, delaying grain and oilseed shipments and raising freight costs. Because the threat was later resolved, the price effect was limited.

## Read by commodity

- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2019-08-23 | [Port Otago workers issue strike notice](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57598-port-otago-workers-issue-strike-notice.md) | +1.9% | +0.3% |
| WHEAT | 2021-11-25 | [Port of Vancouver truckers threaten to strike - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44092-port-of-vancouver-truckers-threaten-to-strike-freightwaves.md) | -0.8% | -3.5% |
| WHEAT | 2021-12-01 | [Timaru Port Workers Issue Second Strike Notice \| Scoop News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43632-timaru-port-workers-issue-second-strike-notice-scoop-news.md) | +0.7% | -1.7% |
| WHEAT | 2021-11-30 | [Container truck drivers serving Vancouver port threaten to strike \| CBC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44086-container-truck-drivers-serving-vancouver-port-threaten-to-strike-cbc-news.md) | -1.0% | -3.4% |
| WHEAT | 2021-11-19 | [Storms at Port of Vancouver Leave Grain Stuck in Prairies - TT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44087-storms-at-port-of-vancouver-leave-grain-stuck-in-prairies-tt.md) | +0.5% | -7.2% |

## Sources

- dredgewire.com: https://dredgewire.com/port-of-vancouver-truckers-issue-strike-notice/
- freightwaves.com: https://www.freightwaves.com/news/breaking-port-of-vancouver-truckers-issue-strike-notice

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