Over the weekend, Montreal port employers stated that they would not pay full salaries to longshore workers, in response to the 11% drop in tonnage processed last month, as shippers have continued to divert their cargo away from Canada’s second-largest port. Meanwhile, other North American ports have been handling double-digit volume increases as Asian import spikes continue.
Longshore union workers fought back stating that they would not take part in future training sessions or any weekend and overtime shifts.
Both U.S. and Canadian shippers are being affected by the disruptions in Montreal, which began last summer when a 19-day labor strike took place at the port. Many manufactures and Canadian exporters have requested that the Trudeau government step in to deescalate the situation.
For the moment, the Canadian government had chosen not to get involved. They would prefer that the two disputing parties work out their concerns on their own.
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