Shipments to resume as Montreal port strike wraps up as scheduled [Video]

The union representing Montreal dockworkers has ended a three-day strike at two terminals as scheduled, but the potential remains for more job action and jammed supply chains in the coming weeks.

The Maritime Employers Association confirmed that the work stoppage came to an end at 7 a.m. on Thursday at the Viau and Maisonneuve terminals, which handle more than 40 per cent of container traffic at the country’s second-largest port.

The two sides have not met all week, with the union claiming that management refused a sit-down convened by federal mediators on Thursday.

“What is this employer up to? It denounces the effect of a partial strike on the economy and on the supply chain, but it doesn’t deign to come to the negotiating table to find solutions,” said Michel Murray, a spokesman for the union local, affiliated with the Canadian Union of Public Employees.

The employers association, which represents shipping companies and terminal operators, said there was …