# Port of Montreal longshore workers to launch unlimited strike Monday | CBC News

> CBC reported that Montreal longshore workers would start an unlimited strike on Monday, August 10, after two four-day strikes earlier in the month. The union said the plan would proceed unless a truce was reached by Sunday, and ships were already being diverted to other ports.

- Date: 2020-08-07 · published 2020-08-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Canada · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51631-port-of-montreal-longshore-workers-to-launch-unlimited-strike-monday-cbc-news
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

The escalation is likely to keep containers diverted from Montreal, which raises freight costs and transit times for shippers.

## Read by commodity

- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Sources

- cbc.ca: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/longshore-workers-unlimited-strike-1.5677959

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