Montreal dock workers locked out after rejecting latest offer: Globe
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The Port of Montreal, Canada’s second-biggest port, moves nearly $400-million in goods every day.
Montreal longshore employees rejected a contract with their employers group on Sunday night and are now locked out, joining dock workers at British Columbia’s ports, including Vancouver, who have been locked out since last Monday as employers push them to approve a new collective agreement, the Globe and Mail’s Eric Atkins reports. About 1,200 Montreal dock workers represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees, seeking raises of 20 per cent over four years, overwhelmingly rejected an offer from the Maritime Employers Association, which had offered cumulative increases of 20 per cent over six years, the Globe reported. The Port of Montreal, Canada’s second-biggest port, which moves nearly $400-million in goods every day, said three terminals would remain operational in the event of a lockout, the Globe said.
