Employers Lock Out Longshore Workers in Montreal After Contract Offer Rejected

A sign reading "closed" is shown next to the entrance to a terminal at the Port of Montreal in Montreal, on Nov. 10, 2024. The Canadian Press/Graham Hughes

The employers association at the Port of Montreal locked out nearly 1,200 longshore workers Sunday night, bringing a halt to traffic at the port.

The Maritime Employers Association is calling on federal Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon to intervene in the dispute to resolve the impasse at Canada’s second-biggest port.