Employers lock out longshore workers in Montreal after contract offer rejected
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The employers association at the Port of Montreal locked out nearly 1,200 longshore workers, bringing a halt to traffic at the port.
The employers association at the Port of Montreal locked out nearly 1,200 longshore workers Sunday night, bringing a halt to traffic at the port.
The Maritime Employers Association is calling on federal Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon to intervene in the dispute to resolve the impasse at Canada's second-biggest port.
The employers association said it initiated the lock out at 9 p.m. on Sunday night after the unionized workers voted to reject a contract offer tabled last week.
A spokesman for the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) says members voted 99.7 per cent to reject the proposal.
The workers have been without a collective agreement since Dec. 31, 2023.
The union has said it will accept the same wage increases that were granted to its counterparts in Halifax or Vancouver — 20 per cent over four years.
It is also concerned with scheduling and work-life balance.
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