Port of Montreal Negotiations Update
On the evening of November 7, the Maritime Employers Association (MEA) submitted a final offer to the Longshoremen’s Union, CUPE Local 375, hoping to end the impasse in negotiations. The offer provides for a cumulative increase of more than 20% over six years.
Lockout Triggered at Port of Montreal
In the absence of an agreement with the CUPE dockers, the Maritime Employers Association (MEA) called a lockout at the Port of Montreal on Sunday evening.
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).
Strike at Port of Montreal: Declaration of the Maritime Employers Association
The Maritime Employers Association (MEA) said in a press release issued at 6:40 pm ET yesterday that it “has tried all possible means of averting [today’s] planned strike at the Viau and Maisonneuve terminals, which are operated by Termont at the Port of Montréal, but to no avail.”
Port of Montreal: Longshoremen Reject MEA’s Settlement Proposal
The 1,200 longshoremen at the Port of Montreal rejected, by a margin of 99.5 percent, management’s latest offer to renew their collective agreement.
Port of Montreal Labour Negotiations Update
In a statement on April 5, the Maritime Employers Association said that mediation meetings have been scheduled by the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service for April 8 and 9.
Federal Officials Brought in to Assist Labour Negotiations at Port of Montreal
Federal officials have been brought in to help prevent a third labour stoppage in four years at the Port of Montreal.
