Partial Strike announced at the Port of Montreal

The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Local 375, which represents the longshoremen working at the Port of Montreal, has given today a 72-hour partial strike notice to the Maritime Employers Association (MEA). The partial strike is being carried out as part of the negotiations for the renewal of the longshoremen’s collective agreement with the Port.

Here are the key elements that will be applicable for an unlimited period:

Starting April 13th at 6:00 pm, the employees will not do any overtime/extension hours
Starting April 13th at 6:00 pm, no employees will participate in any training activities
Starting Saturday April 17th, no linesman will work on the weekend between Saturday 8:00 am and Monday 7:59 am
Starting Saturday April 17th, no employee (Local 375) will work on the weekend between Saturday 7:00 am and Monday 5:59am.

All terminals at the Port of Montreal will be impacted by this partial strike.

The port will be working during regular business hours during the week. However, we do expect a slowdown in overall activity as a result.