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Breaking news: Port of Montreal longshore workers, employers reach tentative deal to end strike

Longshore workers and employers at the Port of Montreal have reached a tentative agreement that will end a costly strike. Details are expected this afternoon

Longshore workers represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees began an unlimited strike on Aug. 9. They have been at odds with the Maritime Employers Association over working conditions and hours.

Maritime and transportation executives have increasingly sounded the alarm over the disruption at Canada’s second-busiest port as vessel diversions mount.

This is a breaking story. Check back at FreightWaves.com for further updates.


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Nate Tabak

Nate Tabak is a Toronto-based journalist and producer who covers cybersecurity and cross-border trucking and logistics for FreightWaves. He spent seven years reporting stories in the Balkans and Eastern Europe as a reporter, producer and editor based in Kosovo. He previously worked at newspapers in the San Francisco Bay Area, including the San Jose Mercury News. He graduated from UC Berkeley, where he studied the history of American policing. Contact Nate at ntabak@freightwaves.com.