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FILE PHOTO: Tugs are seen in the Port of Montreal in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, May 17, 2021.
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Port of Montreal workers at two terminals start new strike, employer group says

By David Ljunggren, Reuters November 1, 2024

Reuters – Unionized workers started an unlimited strike at two terminals of the port of Montreal on Thursday amid stalled talks on a new labor contract, the employers’ association said. The strike affects two terminals operated by Termont, which handle about 40 per cent of the port’s container traffic but only about 15 per cent […] Read more

FILE PHOTO: Tugs are seen in the Port of Montreal in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, May 17, 2021. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi/File Photo

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Montreal port workers plan indefinite strike if deal not reached by Thursday morning

By Geralyn Wichers October 30, 2024

Workers at two container terminals at the Port of Montreal signaled intent to walk off the job Thursday morning—this time indefinitely—according to a notice from the port’s authority yesterday.

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Canada labour minister proposes new mediator for Montreal port workers strike

By Reuters October 16, 2024

Federal Labour Minister Steve MacKinnon on Tuesday proposed the appointment of a special mediator for a 90-day period in a bid to solve the ongoing labour dispute at the Port of Montreal.

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Montreal Port dockworkers begin overtime strike

By Reuters October 10, 2024

Dockworkers at the Port of Montreal have begun an overtime strike on Thursday morning, the port authority said, as negotiations over a new contract make little progress.

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US port strike disrupts hamburger supplies, frozen seafood

Beef sector could see ripple effects if strike lasts more than a week, industry says

By P.J. Huffstutter, Reuters, Tom Polansek October 2, 2024

Dockworkers striking at U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast ports are preventing imports of beef that restaurants and retailers increasingly rely on to make hamburgers due to limited domestic supplies, traders and industry members said.

Port workers from the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) participate in a strike outside the Norfolk International Terminal (NIT) in Norfolk, Virginia, U.S., October 1, 2024. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez

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White House sides with union as US dockworker strike enters second day

By Doyinsola Oladipo, Reuters October 2, 2024

New York | Reuters — President Joe Biden’s administration heaped pressure on U.S. port employers to raise their offer to secure a labour deal with dockworkers on strike for a second day on Wednesday, choking half the country’s ocean shipping. The strike by the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) union has blocked goods from food to […] Read more

File photo of cranes at the Port of Montreal. (Jean-Paul_Lejeune/iStock/Getty Images)

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Montreal port workers begin three-day strike at two terminals, port authority says

By Reuters October 1, 2024

Unionized workers began a three-day strike at two terminals of the port of Montreal as talks over a new contract are yet to result in a labor agreement, the Canadian port's authorities said on Monday.

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Vancouver grain workers reach tentative deal to end strike

By Reuters October 1, 2024

Workers at six grain terminals in the Canadian port of Vancouver have reached a tentative deal on September 27, ending a strike potentially impacting exports from the world's top canola and number three wheat exporter during the harvesting period.

A dockworker demonstrates after a shipping port strike went into effect across the East Coast at the Port of Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., October 1, 2024. REUTERS/Matthew Hatcher

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US East Coast dockworkers strike, halting half the nation’s ocean shipping

By David Shepardson, Doyinsola Oladipo, Reuters October 1, 2024

Dockworkers on the U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast began a strike early on Tuesday, their first large-scale stoppage in nearly 50 years, halting the flow of about half the nation's ocean shipping after negotiations for a new labour contract broke down over wages.

Aerial view of the eastern section of the Port of Montreal

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Port workers to strike in Montreal

By Phil Franz-Warkentin September 27, 2024

Workers at two Montreal port facilities are set to hold a three-day strike starting Sept. 30.

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Port of Montreal workers at two terminals start new strike, employer group says

Montreal port workers plan indefinite strike if deal not reached by Thursday morning

Canada labour minister proposes new mediator for Montreal port workers strike

Montreal Port dockworkers begin overtime strike

US port strike disrupts hamburger supplies, frozen seafood

White House sides with union as US dockworker strike enters second day

Montreal port workers begin three-day strike at two terminals, port authority says

Vancouver grain workers reach tentative deal to end strike

US East Coast dockworkers strike, halting half the nation’s ocean shipping

Port workers to strike in Montreal

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