Maritime Employers Association

Ottawa orders end to port work stoppages

The work stoppages that have shut down container imports at Canada’s busiest ports will likely be coming to an end.

Labor Minister Steven MacKinnon on Tuesday asked the Canada Industrial Relations Board to order an end to lockouts of union employees and restart of port operations at the Port of Montreal and the ports of Vancouver and Prince Rupert in British Columbia.

The order would also direct binding arbitration in the bicoastal longshore contract disputes, and extend the current collective...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ottawa-orders-end-to-port-work-stoppages

Containers halted as Montreal dockworkers locked out

No contract talks were slated between union longshore workers locked out by employers at the Port of Montreal Sunday in an escalation of the labor crisis at Canada’s second-busiest container gateway.

The Maritime Employers Association (MEA) on Thursday warned of the lockout if the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 375 rejected what MEA termed a “final, comprehensive” contract offer.

The proposal calls for a 20% pay raise spread over the six years of the contract. But the union...

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Lockout looms in Montreal port labor dispute

Employers at the Port of Montreal said they would lock out striking workers if their union rejected the latest contract offer.

The Maritime Employers Association (MEA) late Thursday submitted what it called a “final, comprehensive” offer to Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 375, calling for an overall 20% pay raise over six years. Absent a new agreement, the MEA said it would lock out union workers as of 9 p.m. Sunday.

The union since Oct. 31 has halted container handling at two facilities...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/lockout-looms-in-montreal-port-labor-dispute

Montreal port calls on Trudeau to end strike

The head of the Port of Montreal on Thursday called on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to intervene in a strike that has crippled container imports at Canada’s second-busiest import hub.

“I believe that the best agreements are negotiated at the table. But let’s face it: There are no negotiations, and … the government must act by offering both sides a path to true industrial peace,” said Julie Gascon, president and chief executive of the Montreal Port Authority, in remarks at a business luncheon...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/montreal-port-calls-on-trudeau-to-end-strike

Port of Montreal labor dispute: Union calls 24 hour strike

No good news on the long-running Port of Montreal labor dispute. The Longshoremen’s Union, CUPE Local 375, has called a 24 hour strike from Sunday, October 27, 2024, at 7:00 a.m. to Monday, October 28, 2024, at 6:59 a.m.

The Maritime Employers Association (MEA), which represents maritime employers in both Quebec and Ontario, says that strike will mean a complete stoppage of work on Port of Montreal territory, including the Contrecœur terminal.

“We recall that the strike called on September 30 by...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/ports-terminals/port-of-montreal-labor-dispute-union-calls-24-hour-strike/

Port of Montreal overtime strike: Minister proposes appointment of special mediator

As longshoremen at the the Port of Montreal continued an overtime strike, the Maritime Employers Association reports that both the employers and the union (CUPE Local 357) met yesterday with Canada’s federal Minister of Labour, Steven MacKinnon.

I'm in Montreal today to meet with @SyndicatMTL375 and @AEMaritimes regarding the negotiations at the Port of Montreal.

To help the parties reach a deal, I have proposed the appointment of a special mediator for a period of 90 days. During this time,...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/ports-terminals/port-of-montreal-overtime-strike-minister-proposes-appointment-of-special-mediator/

Port of Montreal strike: Feds poised to intervene as work stoppage begins

A few of the Port of Montreal and the city skyline behind it.

As longshoremen began a general strike at the Port of Montreal on Monday, Canada’s federal government was moving quickly to intervene to force them back to work, citing the disruption to the supply chain.   

The 1,150 members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees Local (CUPE) 375 began the unlimited strike at 7 a.m. at Canada’s second-busiest port. But it does not appear that it will last long.

Federal labor minister Filomena Tassi on Sunday said in a series of tweets that the government is...

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Port of Montreal: Why it matters and what a full strike could mean

A montage of three images of vessels at the Port of Montreal.

These are troubling times for the Port of Montreal. 

On Tuesday, longshoremen at Canada’s second-busiest port began a partial strike, refusing to work overtime on weekends. It came in response to a move by their employers to stop providing a guaranteed base pay regardless of hours worked. 

Another full strike is an increasingly likely possibility. The longshoremen, represented by Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) 375, struck for 12 days last summer after talks with the Maritime Employers...

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Partial strike at Port of Montreal as union, employers dig in

A container ship docked at the Port of Montreal, where longshoremen are set to begin a partial strike.

Longshoremen at the Port of Montreal are set to begin a partial strike on Tuesday after their employers moved to suspend guaranteed minimum pay in response to an 11% plunge in cargo volumes.

The Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 375 stopped short of calling a full-blown strike at Canada’s second busiest port. Longshoremen won’t work overtime on weekdays or at all on the weekends, but will handle containers related to the pandemic and provide grain offloading services.  

The union’s move...

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Breaking news: Port of Montreal union will move critical goods

The union representing longshore workers at the Port of Montreal agreed on Thursday to move some containers holding goods needed in the fight against COVID-19.

“The Maritime Employers Association and the longshoremen’s union have agreed to move containers that contain controlled substances and COVID-19-related merchandise and to unload a ship containing sugar,” the MEA announced early Thursday afternoon.

Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 375 has been on strike since Aug. 10. It is...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/breaking-news-port-of-montreal-union-will-move-critical-goods

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