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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

Longshore employer: Port of Montreal cargo must move

The Maritime Employers Association (MEA) on Wednesday called for a truce to end the longshore workers’ strike and get cargo moving again at the Port of Montreal.

MEA President and CEO Martin Tessier said during a press conference that while a negotiated resolution is the goal, 477 containers, some holding perishable goods, sit at the Port of Montreal and need to move now.

“I met with the union. I gave them a letter telling them that we need to move some very important goods that are critical for...

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Latest strike forces diversion of Montreal-bound vessels

Longshore worker strikes are cutting off the flow of cargo at the Port of Montreal.

Vessels bound for Montreal are being diverted and containers already there are sitting at the port as the fourth longshore workers strike in just over a month got underway Monday morning.

This walkout differs from the three others this summer in that the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 375 has not said when the 1,125 longshore workers it represents will return to the job.

The previous strikes had...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/latest-strike-forces-diversion-of-montreal-bound-vessels

Port of Montreal longshore workers on strike again

Port of Montreal longshore workers have walked off the job again.

The Montreal Port Authority (MPA) braced for terminal delays or operations stoppages after the longshore members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) launched a four-day strike Monday morning.

“We have counted seven vessels that could experience direct impacts,” Melanie Nadeau, the MPA’s director of communications, said Tuesday. “Four are experiencing delays or have to change their navigation strategy. For the other...

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Strike at Montreal Port commences today

The Maritime Employers Association (MEA) at the Port of Montreal in Canada has said that a dockers strike will commence today, 27 July, at 7am local time and continue until 7am on 31 July.

Container News understands the strike action will only affect container shipping, excluding the Oceanex Service, at the port, preventing cargo handling for all container types, inbound and outbound.

In a statement the MEA said there mooring services ordinarily provided by longshoremen will be suspeneded, but...

https://container-news.com/strike-at-montreal-port-commences-today/

Port of Montreal longshore workers to walk off job

Port of Montreal longshore workers are slated to go on strike at 3 p.m. Thursday.

The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) said its longshore members will stage a 40-hour work stoppage set to conclude at 6:59 a.m. Saturday.

The strike affects union workers at two port terminals, Cast and Racine. Seventeen other terminals will be operational, according to Christine Beaulieu, community relations manager for the Montreal Port Authority.

“These pressure tactics exercised by the longshoremen’s...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/port-of-montreal-longshore-workers-walking-off-job

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