# Coal exporter disputes use of replacement workers as Prince Rupert longshore strike enters 6th week

> ILWU Local 523A workers have been on strike at Trigon Terminals in Prince Rupert since October 2, now in its sixth week. The dispute centers on contractors handling LPG-related operations, and a Canada Industrial Relations Board ruling barred the company from using replacement workers.

- Date: 2026-11-12 · published 2026-11-13T00:21:32.921Z
- Category: logistics · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/96780-coal-exporter-disputes-use-of-replacement-workers-as-prince-rupert-longshore
- 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 is at a single Canadian terminal focused on coal and LPG rather than grain or feed ingredients, so its direct effect on feed-ingredient prices is minor.

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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% |
| WHEAT | 2021-07-31 | [Port workers' strikes hinder Argentine exports of cereals — MercoPress](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45899-port-workers-strikes-hinder-argentine-exports-of-cereals-mercopress.md) | +1.8% | +2.3% |
| WHEAT | 2017-03-30 | [Argentine Port Workers Suspend Strike after Protester Run Over](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72010-argentine-port-workers-suspend-strike-after-protester-run-over.md) | +0.4% | +1.2% |
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| WHEAT | 2023-01-23 | [CBH PORT STRIKES: Kwinana workers’ plans for two week strike ‘averted’ after breakthrough in union discussions \| Countryman](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37803-cbh-port-strikes-kwinana-workers-plans-for-two-week-strike-averted-after.md) | -3.1% | -0.1% |

## Sources

- thenorthernview.com: https://thenorthernview.com/2026/11/12/coal-exporter-disputes-use-of-replacement-workers-as-prince-rupert-longshore-strike-enters-6th-week/

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