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Dock workers at the Port of Montreal plan to stop all overtime work starting later this week in a pressure tactic aimed at management as contract negotiations continue.
The union representing nearly 1,200 longshore workers at the port says it has filed notice that the overtime strike will begin at 7 a.m. ET Thursday and continue indefinitely.
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Michel Murray, spokesman for the local union, says that the Maritime Employers’ Association is “dragging its feet” in negotiations and that the job action aims to increase pressure to reach an agreement.
He says scheduling was a key stumbling block in the bargaining sessions, which resumed Friday under the watch of federal mediators.
The talks sprang back to life after a three-day strike last week at two terminals that handle 41 percent of container traffic at the Port of Montreal.
The dock workers have been without a contract since December 31.
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