# Statement from Trigon Pacific Terminals on AltaGas Contract Workers

> Trigon Pacific Terminals said AltaGas hired and directed contractors for operations at its RIPET facility during a strike at Trigon, while Trigon denied hiring or facilitating replacement workers. Trigon said the Canada Industrial Relations Board required it to prevent replacement workers from entering its property; the statement outlines the companies’ positions amid the labor dispute.

- Date: 2026-11-10 · published 2026-11-11T06:19:50.670Z
- Category: logistics · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/93086-statement-from-trigon-pacific-terminals-on-altagas-contract-workers
- 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 dispute and limits on contractor access could affect terminal operations and shipments, but the text does not establish a specific feed-commodity supply impact. Any price effect would depend on the duration and operational scope of the disruption.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2017-11-30 | [Ontario Food Terminal workers strike and win](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67994-ontario-food-terminal-workers-strike-and-win.md) | +2.9% | +0.5% |
| WHEAT | 2018-05-30 | [UPDATE 4-Canadian Pacific reaches tentative agreement with striking workers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65031-update-4-canadian-pacific-reaches-tentative-agreement-with-striking-workers.md) | -0.6% | -2.8% |
| 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 | 2024-09-25 | [Manitoba grain producers bracing for impacts after workers at Vancouver port terminals go on strike \| CBC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28344-manitoba-grain-producers-bracing-for-impacts-after-workers-at-vancouver-port.md) | +0.9% | -6.0% |
| WHEAT | 2020-06-11 | [APM Terminals Callao workers end their protest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52631-apm-terminals-callao-workers-end-their-protest.md) | -1.4% | -5.1% |

## Sources

- trigonbc.com: https://www.trigonbc.com/statement-from-trigon-pacific-terminals-on-altagas-contract-workers/

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