On Saturday evening, the union executive of the Port of Montreal Longshoremen issued a 72-hour notice of an indefinite strike to the Maritime Employers Association (MEA). The planned pressure tactics, namely the stopping of overtime work, of docking activities, of training and of weekend work, are being presented as a response to the cessation of…
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Special Bulletin: 4-Day Strike to Begin Monday at Termont
This morning, the Maritime Employers Association (MEA) received a 72-hour strike notice from the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 375 informing them of a strike at Termont beginning Monday August 3, at 7:00 am until Friday August 7, at 06:59 am, a period of four days. The strike will target operations at Termont’s…
Port of Montreal Checkers’ Union to Strike Friday – Correction
The Maritime Employers Association received a notice to strike from the Port of Montreal Checkers’ Union’s executive committee. The strike will start on Friday, July 31st at 5:59 am and end on Saturday, August 1st, at 5:59 am. (Yesterday’s bulletin mistakenly indicated that the strike will end at 5:59 pm on Saturday.) Not affected by…
Port of Montreal Update on Port Services
Last Friday, the Maritime Employers Association announced that the longshoremen’s union will apply pressure tactics via a 72-hour general strike that will take place at the Port of Montreal next week, from July 27 to July 31, ending at 6:59 on July 31. All terminals will be affected except for Oceanex services and the grain terminals. Negotiations are…
72-Hour Strike to Begin July 27 at Port of Montreal
The Maritime Employers Association has announced that the longshoremen’s union will apply pressure tactics via a 72-hour general strike that will take place at the Port of Montreal next week, from July 27 to July 31, ending at 6:59 on July 31. All terminals will be affected except for Oceanex services and the grain terminals. Negotiations…
Update on Container Operations at the Port of Montreal
We would like to inform our customers that the Maritime Employer’s Association at the Port of Montreal has received a strike notice, which will be starting on Thursday, July 2nd at 3:00 PM EST and ending on Saturday, July 4th at 6:59 AM EST. This will result in a work stoppage for 2 of the 19 terminals operated by MGTP at the Port of Montreal, during this time. These pressure tactics exercised by the Longshoremen’s Union, will…
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