Port of Montreal dockworkers launch partial unlimited strike

After holding a 24-hour onslaught connected Sunday, dockworkers astatine the Port of Montreal person decided to proceed their unit tactics with a wide onslaught astatine 2 terminals.

The national representing astir 1,200 longshore workers astatine the country’s 2nd biggest larboard announced a occupation enactment volition statesman Thursday astatine 11 a.m. astatine the aforesaid 2 instrumentality terminals affected by a three-day onslaught earlier this period and proceed until further notice.

Workers with the Syndicat des débardeurs du larboard de Montréal person besides refused to enactment overtime shifts since Oct. 10.

The national says the terminals that volition beryllium impacted by the unlimited onslaught starting Thursday are operated by Termont and are liable for astir 40 per cent of instrumentality traffic.

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Dockworkers person been without a corporate statement since Dec. 31, 2023, with issues including salaries, scheduling and work-life equilibrium astatine the bosom of negotiations.

Earlier this period national Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon projected appointing a peculiar mediator truthful the parties tin resume negotiations without a lockout oregon onslaught for 90 days, but that connection was rejected.