After nine months without a collective agreement, the Port of Montreal Longshoremen’s Union has overwhelmingly rejected the employer’s most recent offer and voted in favour of pressure tactics that could lead to a strike.
The dockers rejected the employer’s global offer by 99.63% and voted for pressure tactics that could go as far as a strike by 97.88%, according to a press release from the Canadian Union of Public Employees (FTQ).
1083 of the 1197 union members exercised their voting rights, bringing the turnout to 90.33%.
“The parties will be in mediation on Thursday, September 26, to continue their efforts to reach a satisfactory agreement,” the press release read.
Port of Montreal dockworkers have been without a collective agreement since December 31, 2023.