Port of Montreal Dockworkers Strike

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Effects of port strikes in Montreal and eastern U.S. will ripple widely: Here's what you need to know

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More than 1,200 dockworkers at the Port of Montreal , as well as every major port on the U.S. ’s East and Gulf Coasts went on strike this week , sending ripple effects through the North American economy.

A day after the work stoppage in Montreal , approximately 47,000 dockworkers with the largest maritime union in North America , the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA ) hit the picket lines in the United States .

The union is demanding a 77 per cent wage increase, or $ 5 an hour for each of the six years of their new master contract with United States Maritime Alliance.

Around 80 per cent of tobacco and nicotine trade will also be affected, with more than half of those imports and exports going through the Ports of Norfolk and Miami .

The Maritime Employers Association said the labour disputes are affecting the Quebec and Canadian economies.

It said the amount of cargo handled by Montreal longshore workers had dropped 24 per cent since 2022 .

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