Agriculture Roundup for Tuesday March 9, 2021
MELFORT, Sask. — The Shipping Federation of Canada is warning a potential strike at the Port of Montreal is already having a damaging impact even as negotiations are set to resume tomorrow.
The trade association representing the interests of ocean-going ships said the threat of a work stoppage is forcing North American importers and exporters to divert large volumes of international cargo away from the port.
The federation said damage to the local, provincial, and national economies would be significant and could not happen at a worse time because of the logistics of delivering medical supplies and equipment in the midst of a pandemic.
The Maritime Employers Association met last week with the longshoremen’s union affiliated with the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE).