After staging a 24-hour strike on Sunday, dockworkers at the Port of Montreal decided to continue their pressure tactics with a general strike at two terminals.

The union representing nearly 1,200 workers at the country’s second-largest port announced that job action will begin Thursday at 11 a.m. at the same two container terminals affected by the three-day strike earlier this month and continue until further notice.

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Workers at the Montreal Port Workers Union have also refused to work overtime shifts since October 10.

The union says the terminals that will be affected by the indefinite strike that begins on Thursday are operated by Termont, which is responsible for about 40 percent of container traffic.

The dockworkers have been without a collective agreement since December 31, 2023, with issues including pay, scheduling and work-life balance at the heart of negotiations.

Earlier this month, federal Labor Minister Stephen MacKinnon proposed appointing a special mediator so the parties could resume negotiations without a lockout or strike for 90 days, but that offer was rejected.