MEA Port of Montreal Negotiations Update

The Maritime Employers Association (MEA) said in its October 31 update that it “deplores the new unlimited strike called by the Port of Montréal Longshoremen’s Union that specifically paralyzes the two terminals operated by Termont as of 11:00 a.m. (Friday).

“The MEA cannot grant the Union’s demand to change work hours without formal negotiations. The schedules used on the different docks – shift and relay – called into question by the Union in recent days, are enshrined in the collective agreement in force and cannot be used as a bargaining chip for a strike targeting a single operator, as is the case today.”

Read more in an update from the MEA.