# Back-to-work rule for Montreal dockworkers clears Parliament - Grainews

> Canada's Parliament passed back-to-work legislation, Bill C-29, ending a week-long strike by longshore workers at the Port of Montreal. The strike had started as a part-time action in April and expanded to a full stoppage. The bill sets up a mediation-arbitration process to settle the collective agreement dispute.

- Date: 2021-05-01 · published 2021-05-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47131-back-to-work-rule-for-montreal-dockworkers-clears-parliament-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

Bulk grain traffic is protected under the federal Labour Code, so the impact on grain prices is limited, and containerized specialty crop and fertilizer movements are the main beneficiaries of the resolution.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2023-08-08 | [B.C. longshore workers ratify new deal - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34607-b-c-longshore-workers-ratify-new-deal-grainews.md) | -1.2% | -8.0% |
| WHEAT | 2025-03-24 | [Moldovan railway workers threaten to block Ukrainian grain transit \| RailFreight.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25576-moldovan-railway-workers-threaten-to-block-ukrainian-grain-transit-railfreight.md) | -1.3% | +1.1% |
| 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 | 2022-07-29 | [Ukraine ready for first grain ship in Russia deal - BBC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14472-ukraine-ready-for-first-grain-ship-in-russia-deal-bbc-news.md) | +4.4% | -0.4% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- grainews.ca: https://www.grainews.ca/daily/back-to-work-rule-for-montreal-dockworkers-clears-parliament/

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