# Swedish docker unions clash as ports lock out striking workers - The Loadstar

> Dockworkers at Swedish ports staged three-hour strikes on January 23, and employers responded with full-day lockouts. About 1,000 dockers were affected across ports including Gothenburg and Malmo, over a dispute on collective bargaining representation.

- Date: 2019-01-23 · published 2019-01-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Sweden · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61104-swedish-docker-unions-clash-as-ports-lock-out-striking-workers-the-loadstar
- 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

Port labor disruption in Sweden has limited direct impact on global feed grain or meal prices, as the affected flows are regional.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2025-06-05 | [Update 3: Ongoing Swedish Dockworkers Union strike in Swedish ports

		 \| Green Cargo](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24232-update-3-ongoing-swedish-dockworkers-union-strike-in-swedish-ports-green-cargo.md) | -1.4% | -0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2016-11-15 | [Union workers at Gothenburg port go on strike - Radio Sweden \| Sveriges Radio](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73857-union-workers-at-gothenburg-port-go-on-strike-radio-sweden-sveriges-radio.md) | -1.6% | +0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2025-03-17 | [French port and dock workers union call off 72-hour strike \| RailFreight.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25581-french-port-and-dock-workers-union-call-off-72-hour-strike-railfreight-com.md) | +5.3% | +2.5% |
| WHEAT | 2018-01-29 | [Viterra: 51 workers locked out at the Port of Montreal \| Canadian Union of Public Employees](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66995-viterra-51-workers-locked-out-at-the-port-of-montreal-canadian-union-of-public.md) | +0.2% | +2.1% |
| WHEAT | 2024-07-08 | [Cargo chaos looms as strikes threaten Canada's ports and rail networks - The Loadstar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29279-cargo-chaos-looms-as-strikes-threaten-canada-s-ports-and-rail-networks-the.md) | +8.2% | +1.0% |

## Sources

- theloadstar.com: https://theloadstar.com/swedish-docker-unions-clash-as-ports-lock-out-striking-workers/

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