# Montreal Port Authority welcomes intervention in strike crisis - Port Technology International

> The Montreal Port Authority welcomed the federal government's decision to intervene and force the port to reopen through back-to-work legislation. The authority estimated strike action costs as much as C$25 million a day, and CUPE criticized the government for meddling in bargaining.

- Date: 2021-04-27 · published 2021-04-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Canada · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47622-montreal-port-authority-welcomes-intervention-in-strike-crisis-port-technology
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Back-to-work legislation should restore cargo flows, reducing the freight and delivery backlogs that have been raising shipping costs for Canadian exports.

## Read by commodity

- OCEANFRT: neutral

## Sources

- porttechnology.org: https://www.porttechnology.org/news/global-trade/montreal-port-authority-welcomes-intervention-in-strike-crisis/

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