Longshore workers in Montreal’s Old Port voted Wednesday to accept a new collective agreement that will increase their wages by a maximum of 12 per cent over the next six years.
Fifty-six per cent voted in favour of the contract, just two months after the last contract expired.
In a statement, union president Denis Wolfe said it was the quickest settlement in the history of union negotiations.
Salaries will increase one per cent in the first year, two per cent in the next four years and between two and three per cent in the final year. Work shifts were also adjusted in order to improve traffic in the port, Wolfe said.
