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NewsAlert: Tentative deal at Montreal port

Last Updated Aug 21, 2020 at 10:00 am MDT

Striking Port of Montreal workers brave the elements to walk the picket line in Montreal on Monday, August 17, 2020. The workers have been without a contract for over two years. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson

Montreal port employers say they have reached a truce with striking dockworkers.

The Maritime Employers Association says it has settled on an agreement in principle with longshore workers and checkers to halt the 12-day labour action that has shut down Canada’s second-largest port.

The strike by more than 1,100 employees, who have been without a collective agreement for nearly two years, revolves largely around wages and scheduling.

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The Canadian Press