# Union takes port dispute to directors' homes | RNZ

> The Rail and Maritime Transport Union took its dispute with Lyttelton Port Company to the homes of company directors by distributing leaflets. Strike action restarted at midnight after talks failed, and it is set to continue until March 25.

- Date: 2018-03-21 · published 2018-03-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66014-union-takes-port-dispute-to-directors-homes-rnz
- 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

The continued strike keeps New Zealand port handling disrupted, a localized logistics issue with limited effect on global feed prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2018-08-28 | [Union Dispute Leaves Some Freighters Stuck at Port – ILA Union](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63540-union-dispute-leaves-some-freighters-stuck-at-port-ila-union.md) | +6.2% | -0.7% |
| WHEAT | 2025-07-07 | [STB backs CPKC in grain export dispute with Union Pacific - Trains](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23750-stb-backs-cpkc-in-grain-export-dispute-with-union-pacific-trains.md) | -3.4% | -5.3% |
| WHEAT | 2026-05-04 | [Rail and port labour disputes cost grain sector up to $540 million per week: new report - RealAgriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19276-rail-and-port-labour-disputes-cost-grain-sector-up-to-540-million-per-week-new.md) | -2.7% | -0.5% |
| 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% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- rnz.co.nz: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/353054/union-takes-port-dispute-to-directors-homes

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