# Timaru Port Workers Issue Second Strike Notice | Scoop News

> Rail and Maritime Transport Union members at the Port of Timaru issued a second strike notice for a 24-hour stoppage on December 17, after a first notice for December 16. The union has a mandate for action from December 7 to 24 and is seeking an 8% wage increase under a multi-employer agreement. The employers have offered only below-inflation adjustments.

- Date: 2021-12-01 · published 2021-12-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region New Zealand · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43632-timaru-port-workers-issue-second-strike-notice-scoop-news
- 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 port handles limited bulk volume, so the direct effect on feed grain prices is small. Repeated stoppages would add to logistics costs for New Zealand's exporters and importers.

## 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 | 2021-11-29 | [Port of Vancouver truckers issue strike notice - DredgeWire : DredgeWire](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43626-port-of-vancouver-truckers-issue-strike-notice-dredgewire-dredgewire.md) | -1.1% | -3.5% |
| WHEAT | 2017-09-27 | [Hambantota Port workers commence strike - TimesOnline](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68950-hambantota-port-workers-commence-strike-timesonline.md) | +6.0% | +11.0% |
| 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 | 2025-09-23 | [GrainCorp workers strike at Newcastle port \| Newcastle Herald \| Newcastle, NSW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22869-graincorp-workers-strike-at-newcastle-port-newcastle-herald-newcastle-nsw.md) | -0.2% | +1.8% |

## Sources

- scoop.co.nz: https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO2112/S00015/timaru-port-workers-issue-second-strike-notice.htm

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