Shipping containers are moved at the Port of Montreal, on Sept. 30.Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press
Dockworkers at the Port of Montreal plan to halt all overtime work starting this later this week in a pressure tactic aimed at management as contract talks continue.
The union representing nearly 1,200 longshore workers at the port says it has filed notice that the overtime strike will kick off at 7 a.m. ET on Thursday and continue indefinitely.
Michel Murray, a spokesman for the union local, says the Maritime Employers Association is “dragging its feet” in negotiations and that the job action aims to ratchet up pressure to reach a deal.
He says scheduling is a key stumbling block in the bargaining sessions, which resumed on Friday under the watch of federal mediators.
The discussions flared back to life after a three-day strike last week at two terminals that handle 41 per cent of container traffic at the Port of Montreal.
The dockworkers have been without a contract since Dec. 31.