# BLET ends Wheeling & Lake Erie strike

> The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen ended its November 11 strike against Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway. The railroad agreed to honor contractual protections and stop using managers in place of union conductors.

- Date: 2026-11-12 · published 2026-11-13T00:21:32.841Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/96779-blet-ends-wheeling-and-lake-erie-strike
- 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 strike was resolved quickly and affected a regional line, so the impact on grain and feed-ingredient rail movements is limited.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2020-12-01 | [CP Rail Strike Ends \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49666-cp-rail-strike-ends-feed-and-grain.md) | +9.5% | +8.9% |
| WHEAT | 2023-03-01 | [Dockworkers’ strike ends; compromise bid in looming rail strike \| Yle News \| Yle](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36876-dockworkers-strike-ends-compromise-bid-in-looming-rail-strike-yle-news-yle.md) | -1.6% | +5.1% |
| WHEAT | 2023-11-13 | [Seaway strike halts St. Lawrence shipping](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33189-seaway-strike-halts-st-lawrence-shipping.md) | -2.7% | -2.0% |
| WHEAT | 2024-03-25 | [Strike concerns curb Canadian wheat exports \| Latest Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31234-strike-concerns-curb-canadian-wheat-exports-latest-market-news.md) | -0.6% | +1.9% |
| WHEAT | 2017-06-23 | [XPO hit by port strike](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70489-xpo-hit-by-port-strike.md) | +0.4% | -0.8% |

## Sources

- theportjournal.com: https://theportjournal.com/article/blet-ends-wheeling-lake-erie-strike

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