The Port of Montreal is on edge this weekend. Longshoremen who work at the port are set to vote Sunday on terms of a contract between their union (the Canadian Union of Public Employees or CUPE) and the Maritime Employers Association (MEA), which represents marine terminal operators and other transportation companies at the port. [1] The current truce between the parties expires Sunday and if an agreement is not achieved dockworkers could strike as early as mid-week.
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Echoes of unions and inflation
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The Port of Montreal is on edge this weekend. Longshoremen who work at the port are set to vote Sunday on terms of a contract between their union (the Canadian Union of Public Employees or CUPE) and the Maritime Employers Association (MEA), which represents marine terminal operators and other transportation companies at the port. [1] The current truce between the parties expires Sunday and if an agreement is not achieved dockworkers could strike as early as mid-week.