# Ontario Food Terminal workers strike and win

> Teamsters Local 419 workers at Ippolito, a warehouse operator at the Ontario Food Terminal, reached a deal after striking for paid sick days, fair wages and job security. Their solidarity pickets shut the terminal for hours on several occasions.

- Date: 2017-11-30 · published 2017-11-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67994-ontario-food-terminal-workers-strike-and-win
- 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

A labor settlement at a produce terminal in Toronto has minimal impact on feed grain, oilseed or livestock markets.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2017-11-20 | [Ontario Food Terminal delays at an end - Truck News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67996-ontario-food-terminal-delays-at-an-end-truck-news.md) | -3.0% | -2.7% |
| WHEAT | 2019-08-01 | [Iranian Rail Workers on Strike Again - Iran Focus](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57596-iranian-rail-workers-on-strike-again-iran-focus.md) | -0.7% | -0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2017-01-19 | [Lyttelton Port container terminal union workers back on strike \| BusinessDesk](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73023-lyttelton-port-container-terminal-union-workers-back-on-strike-businessdesk.md) | -1.3% | +4.5% |
| WHEAT | 2017-06-06 | [Spanish food exporters call on dockworkers to end strike](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70491-spanish-food-exporters-call-on-dockworkers-to-end-strike.md) | -1.0% | +2.0% |
| WHEAT | 2020-06-30 | [Longshore workers set to strike at two Montreal marine terminals \| Journal of Commerce](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52635-longshore-workers-set-to-strike-at-two-montreal-marine-terminals-journal-of.md) | -7.0% | -5.2% |

## Sources

- rankandfile.ca: https://www.rankandfile.ca/ontario-food-terminal-workers-strike-and-win/

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