Workers at Vancouver grain terminals go on strike, exports could take hit

[LWeber]

OTTAWA, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Workers at the six main grain terminals located in the Canadian port of Vancouver went on strike on Tuesday, a move that could disrupt exports of canola and other crops, government and industry officials said. "At my request, parties have agreed to resume negotiations alongside federal mediators," Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon said in a post on social media. "After a bumper crop summer, Canadian farmers and businesses need to get their harvest to market. Parties need to work hard to get a deal." Talks between the Grain Workers Union and the Vancouver Terminal Elevators' Association broke down last week amid a deadlock over benefits. The Canola Council of Canada said in a statement that the strike would cause significant financial harm and called on Ottawa to work quickly to end the dispute. MacKinnon though says the best to solve labor disputes is at the negotiating table.

Reporting by Ismail Shakil and David Ljunggren; Editing by Mark Porter

No farm income problem in Ottawa with that bumper crop out there...

[furrowtickler]

What planet are they on in Ottawa ??

[blackpowder]

$50.00/hr + $7.50 into pension. For janitors. Turned down.
Time to contract that out. We all know who will be doing the work and what they'll get paid then.
Is that morally right?
Doesn't seem to bother anyone when ordering a hamburger or staying at a hotel to mention only a few.
Ports have always been a "connected" racket. Long overdue dismantle.. But they're too strong politically. Pay up boys.

[AlbertaFarmer5]

It is reassuring to know that our federal labor Minister really has his finger on the pulse of the agricultural industry.

Bumper crop summer.

[Rareearth]

Imagine if farmers went on strike, no retail purchases at dealerships, no grain deliveries, etc
- farmers might need to make things political

[Freightshaker]

I’m starting to wonder if we are just living in a dream. Just seems like all this bullshit going on just can’t be true?

[furrowtickler]

I’m starting to wonder if we are just living in a dream. Just seems like all this bullshit going on just can’t be true?

Sure seems that way with all the idiotic stuff going on almost daily now

[bucket]

Imagine if farmers went on strike, no retail purchases at dealerships, no grain deliveries, etc
- farmers might need to make things political

That would be the quickest reset the country would ever see.

Machinery prices, parts prices etc . Sadly won't happen as someone always looks at that as an opportunity , doesn't matter if it is to their own demise.

[WiltonRanch]

I swear we’ve been living in a bad dream for the last 9 years.

[farmaholic]

I seriously doubt we'll see much of a reset on machinery, parts and inputs.

It will be our job to adjust to profitability. Tighten your belts boys and girls.

Pay less rent? Oddly, without the land who needs the rest of the industry suppliers of goods and services?