The employers association at the Port of Montreal locked out nearly 1,200 longshore workers Sunday night, bringing a halt to traffic at the port.
The Maritime Employers Association is calling on federal Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon to intervene in the dispute to resolve the impasse at Canada’s second-biggest port.
The employers association said it initiated the lock out at 9 p.m. ET on Sunday night after the unionized workers voted to reject a contract offer tabled last week.
A spokesman for the Canadian Union of Public Employees says members voted 99.7 percent to reject the proposal.
The workers have been without a collective agreement since Dec. 31, 2023….