Workers at Autoport on strike

CITYnews halifax / By Dan Ahlstrand

Unionized workers at the Autoport facility on the Halifax Harbour are on strike.

In a post to social media on Monday night, Unifor said Local 100 and Autoport failed to reach an agreement and workers to commence strike action at midnight.

Unifor Local 100 and Autoport have failed to reach an agreement. Workers to commence strike action as of 12:01 a.m. AST on Tuesday, February 27, 2024. #cdnpoli #canlab pic.twitter.com/pTldnQPUcI

— Unifor (@UniforTheUnion) February 27, 2024

In a release to the media on Friday, Unifor said that they were committed to negotiating a fair and equitable deal that addresses challenging economic times and that conciliated talks were scheduled for yesterday.

Unifor Local 100 represents 239 employees at the Autosport vehicle processing and transshipment hub in Eastern Passage. Operating under CN Rail, Autosport is one of North America’s most extensive facilities, processing and transshipping nearly 185,000 vehicles annually.