# PKM Canada Services seeks injunction against United Steelworkers over port picketing

> PKM Canada Services and the B.C. Maritime Employers' Association have sued the United Steelworkers and the B.C. Federation of Labour over alleged illegal secondary picketing at a British Columbia port. The dispute stems from a USW strike against Teck Resources' Highland Valley Copper mine that began October 24, and PKM is seeking damages and an injunction.

- Date: 2026-11-11 · published 2026-11-12T00:19:06.755Z
- Category: logistics · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/94491-pkm-canada-services-seeks-injunction-against-united-steelworkers-over-port
- 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

Picketing and hot-edict disruptions at a Canadian port that handles bulk cargo can delay exports and raise freight costs, a modest supply-side risk for feed commodities shipped from western Canada.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2025-11-20 | [GRAINCORP GREED - WORKERS' STRIKE TO IMPACT PORT OPERATIONS FOR TWO DAYS - United Workers Union](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21975-graincorp-greed-workers-strike-to-impact-port-operations-for-two-days-united.md) | -1.2% | -1.1% |
| 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 | 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 | 2024-04-10 | [Steelworkers’ strike appears imminent at Société ferroviaire et portuaire de Pointe-Noire - USW Canada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30763-steelworkers-strike-appears-imminent-at-societe-ferroviaire-et-portuaire-de.md) | -0.4% | -0.3% |
| WHEAT | 2023-04-25 | [Canada: Grain handlers take inspection samples during strike](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36426-canada-grain-handlers-take-inspection-samples-during-strike.md) | +0.0% | -3.1% |

## Sources

- wansom.ai: https://www.wansom.ai/briefly/news/pkm-canada-services-injunction-steelworkers-bc-port_da9cfe68-4df1-4be7-83b4-04456ef51b89
- wansom.ai: https://www.wansom.ai/briefly/news/pkm-canada-services-usw-injunction-port-strike_3f63af68-c7ed-468f-b0c0-1aa3eecb9997

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