Unifor employees at the Port of Halifax’s Autoport took a strike vote on October 1 and could be off the job by October 8th following 48-hour strike notice. Autoport, a CN Rail subsidiary, is one of North America’s largest vehicle processing and transshipment facilities. It handles nearly 185,000 vehicles per year. The union’s bargaining committee has been negotiating with the employer since February 15, 2021. The collective agreement expired on December 31, 2021.