News / Looming 'indefinite' strike set for the Port of Montreal as tensions rise

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Labour tensions are rising at the Port of Montreal in the countdown to an “indefinite strike”, while carriers push to hike rates on the transatlantic.  

The Port of Montreal Longshoremen’s Union has issued an overtime strike notice to begin at 7am on 10 October, set to last indefinitely. This follows a three-day strike that halted operations at two of the busy Canadian seaport’s terminals last week. 

After the union announced that its members would cease overtime shifts, the Canadian Maritime Employers ...