Human Resources Montreal port workers reject latest offer March 22, 2021 Members of the local union of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), affiliated with the Port of Montreal, strongly rejected the employer’s “final” offer. The final offer was presented…
Transportation Associations sound alarm over looming strike at Port of Montreal February 23, 2021 The threat of another strike is looming at the Port of Montreal, following the recent breakdown in negotiations between the Maritime Employers Association (MEA) and longshore workers represented by the…
Infrastructure Transportation infrastructure gets $7M December 30, 2020 MONTREAL, Que. — The federal government is investing $7 million in a new traffic management and optimization system in the municipal road corridors adjacent to the Port of Montreal. It…
Human Resources Truce reached at Port of Montreal August 21, 2020 MONTREAL, Que. – The strike at the Port of Montreal has ended, and longshore workers will return to work Sunday, the Montreal Port Authority has announced. “I would like to…
Transportation Port of Montreal job action to run until Friday July 28, 2020 MONTREAL, Que. – Port of Montreal longshoreman and cargo handling workers walked off the job Monday, in a job action scheduled to run until July 31 at 6:59 a.m., leading…
Transportation Montreal container terminals to face job action June 30, 2020 MONTREAL, Que. — The Quebec Trucking Association (ACQ) has been informed that longshoremen will stop activities at the two container terminals, Cast and Racine, of the Société des terminals Montréal…
Transportation Cargo tool gets funding from AI firm May 5, 2020 MONTREAL, Que. — Logistics and transportation cluster CargoM and the Montreal Port Authority have received $500,000 to develop a tool for the rapid distribution of essential goods amid the…
Transportation Sikh truckers’ bid for helmet exemption fails May 1, 2020 OTTAWA, Ont. — Three Sikh truck drivers working at the Port of Montreal have effectively lost their bid for exemption from wearing hard hats after the Supreme Court of…
Transportation Port employee with Covid-19 would not have interacted with truck drivers March 31, 2020 MONTREAL, Que. – An employee at the Port of Montreal has tested positive for Covid-19, the Maritime Employers’ Association (MEA) has confirmed, but the individual is a longshoreman who…
Transportation Port of Montreal getting $37-million upgrade August 13, 2019 MONTREAL, Que. – The Port of Montreal will benefit from a $37-million investment in the name of increasing efficiency, capacity and security, with the promise of reducing wait times…
