Port of Montreal Dockworkers Begin Overtime Strike as Contract Talks Continue

Longshore workers begin a three-day strike outside the Maisonneuve Termont terminal in Montreal, on Sept. 30, 2024. The Canadian Press/Christinne Muschi

Dockworkers at the Port of Montreal began a halt to all overtime work this morning in a pressure tactic targetting their employers as contract talks continue.

The Maritime Employers Association confirmed the overtime strike by the union representing nearly 1,200 longshore workers at the port kicked off as scheduled at 7 a.m. ET.