Tentative Deal Reached in Metro Vancouver Grain Strike, Federal Minister Says

Rail cars are seen on the tracks outside the Viterra Cascadia Terminal that handles grain exports, in Vancouver on July 12, 2023. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

Canada’s labour minister says striking grain terminal workers in Metro Vancouver and their employers have reached a tentative labour deal.

Steven MacKinnon announced the agreement between Grain Workers Union Local 333 and the Vancouver Terminal Elevators’ Association in a post on social media platform X, but provided no other details.