# Union Dispute Leaves Some Freighters Stuck at Port – ILA Union

> Three ocean freighters have been stuck at the Port of Toledo and a fourth turned away due to a labor dispute between Local 1982 of the International Longshoremen's Association and stevedore Midwest Terminals of Toledo. The union has been picketing since the company withdrew recognition earlier this year after a decertification challenge.

- Date: 2018-08-28 · published 2018-08-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63540-union-dispute-leaves-some-freighters-stuck-at-port-ila-union
- 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 disruptions on the Great Lakes can delay grain and feed shipments through Toledo, adding modest logistics friction and cost to export flows.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2018-10-01 | [Dispute leaves hundreds of containers stuck at port - News \| The Citizen](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62552-dispute-leaves-hundreds-of-containers-stuck-at-port-news-the-citizen.md) | +2.9% | +8.6% |
| WHEAT | 2018-03-21 | [Union takes port dispute to directors' homes \| RNZ](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66014-union-takes-port-dispute-to-directors-homes-rnz.md) | +0.3% | +4.9% |
| 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 | 2021-11-19 | [Storms at Port of Vancouver Leave Grain Stuck in Prairies - TT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44087-storms-at-port-of-vancouver-leave-grain-stuck-in-prairies-tt.md) | +0.5% | -7.2% |
| WHEAT | 2024-01-24 | [Farmers losing international trade in ports dispute](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32140-farmers-losing-international-trade-in-ports-dispute.md) | +0.3% | -4.8% |

## Sources

- ilaunion.org: https://ilaunion.org/union-dispute-leaves-some-freighters-stuck-at-port/

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