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Port of Montreal workers demand negotiations after special law forces them back to work

Tied up in knots since a special law forced them back to work a year ago, workers at the Port of Montreal have had enough, and want full engagement from their employer during negotiations for their next collective agreement.

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CORRECTED-UPDATE 2-Canadian industry urges government to end Montreal dockworkers strike


By Reuters Staff
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(Corrects spelling of Perrine to Perrin in paragraph 8 and Gearing to Gerling in paragraph 10)
MONTREAL, April 26 (Reuters) - Dockworkers at Canada’s second-largest port on Monday began their second strike in less than a year, as business leaders urged Ottawa to quickly end a walkout they said could cost the economy C$25 million ($20 million) a day.
The federal Liberal government said on Sunday it would introduce special legislation to end the strike at the Port of Montreal, hoping to stop it from hurting the economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Unionized workers, in talks for a new contract since 2018, started a partial strike last week and warned they were prepared to walk off the job completely to protest changes to their work schedule. ....

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