# Port of Montreal longshoremen's union launches four-day strike | CBC News

> Longshoremen at the Port of Montreal launched a four-day strike on July 27, 2020, after giving 72 hours' notice. The union says the dispute centres on working hours, with members refusing mooring services except for Newfoundland supplies and grain vessels.

- Date: 2020-07-27 · published 2020-07-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Canada · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/52133-port-of-montreal-longshoremen-s-union-launches-four-day-strike-cbc-news
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Disruption at a major Canadian container port delays grain and feed imports and exports, adding freight and timing risk for feed buyers, though grain vessels were exempted.

## Read by commodity

- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Sources

- cbc.ca: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/port-strike-1.5664116
- theglobeandmail.com: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-port-of-montreal-longshoremens-union-launches-four-day-strike-over/

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