March 4, 2024 – The Port of Montreal issued a reminder on Friday that the Maritime Employers Association and the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 375 – Montreal Longshoremen continue to wait for a decision from the Canada Industrial Relations Board on the MEA’s application to recognize the work of the local’s members as essential. The two parties provided information requested by the CIRB on or before February 23. Until a decision has been announced, neither party is allowed to apply pressure of any kind on the other. The port remains fully operational.