Canada’s Maritime Employers’ Association (MEA) said yesterday that dockworkers have called a strike at the Port of Montreal, which will see two terminals closed from Monday morning at 7.00 am. The MEA said it had received a strike notice from CUPE Local 375, that two Termont terminals (Viau and Maisonneuve Terminals) will not reopen until…
By Thomas Seal (Bloomberg) — Grain workers at Canada’s biggest port went on strike Tuesday over a dispute regarding hours and pay, setting up what an industry association called a “devastating” situation for farmers during the harvest season. The Grain Workers Union Local 333 served a 72-hour strike notice on Saturday, and the measure took effect at 7 a.m. Pacific…
A US east and Gulf coast port strike “looks certain” for 1 October, as talks between the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and employers the US Maritime Alliance (USMX) flounder over wages increases and terminal automation. Last week, the USMX said: “While there are fewer than three weeks remaining until the expiration of our current agreement,…
