Trade Regulation Updates

Longshoremen Return To Work At The Port Of Montreal As Negotiations Continue

August 24, 2020

Longshore workers at the Port of Montreal headed back to work on Sunday, after a truce declared in a labour dispute allowed activities to resume after a 12-day strike.

The two sides announced on Friday that they'd reached a deal putting the labour action on hold.

The deal lays out a seven-month period where talks will continue without a threat of work stoppage.

Both sides said they're confident a deal can be ironed out before March 20, 2021, at which point the agreement would end.

Read more in an article from CTV News.