Dock Workers at Port of Montreal to Continue Labour Action

Tuesday, October 29, 2024

Dear Customer,

Please find excerpt from a news article published by The Canadian Press in relation to continued job action at the Port of Montreal.

“After holding a 24-hour strike on Sunday, dockworkers at the Port of Montreal have decided to continue their pressure tactics with a general strike at two terminals.

The union representing nearly 1,200 longshore workers at the country’s second biggest port announced a job action will begin Thursday at 11 a.m. at the same two container terminals affected by a three-day strike earlier this month and continue until further notice.

Workers with the Syndicat des débardeurs du port de Montréal have also refused to work overtime shifts since Oct. 10.

The union says the terminals that will be impacted by the unlimited strike starting Thursday are operated by Termont and are responsible for about 40 per cent of container traffic.

Dockworkers have been without a collective agreement since Dec. 31, 2023, with issues including salaries, scheduling and work-life balance at the heart of negotiations.

Earlier this month federal Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon proposed appointing a special mediator so the parties can resume negotiations without a lockout or strike for 90 days, but that offer was rejected.”

Please note that CP Vaughan has already announced an embargo on export traffic destined to Viau and Maisonneuve terminals.

CN Rail is also advising that any reservations secured for Oct. 30 and onward for cargo destined to the two terminals will be cancelled.

We continue to monitor the situation and will advise as new information becomes available.

Please reach out to your Hensall Global representative should you have any file specific inquiries.

Sincerely,

HENSALL GLOBAL LOGISTICS

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Dock Workers at Port of Montreal to Continue Labour Action