# Déjà vu as Port of Montreal strike looms - FreightWaves

> Longshore workers at the Port of Montreal rejected a contract offer from the Maritime Employers Association over 99% against, as an August truce expired. The union did not call a strike, but the vote signals a wide gap in talks. Halifax is expected to take diverted vessels if a strike occurs.

- Date: 2021-03-19 · published 2021-03-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Canada · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48135-deja-vu-as-port-of-montreal-strike-looms-freightwaves
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

A renewed strike risk at Canada's second-busiest port raises the chance of container diversions and higher ocean freight for grain and feed exports.

## Read by commodity

- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Sources

- freightwaves.com: https://www.freightwaves.com/news/deja-vu-as-port-of-montreal-strike-looms

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