Seaway strike: Negotiations set to resume

The St. Lawrence Seaway remains closed to traffic by strike action today. It seems likely to remain closed until some time after Friday, when negotiations are expected to resume.

Since the strike began at midnight this past Saturday, both parties to the dispute, the Unifor union and the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC), met individually with Canadian Federal Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan and Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez, who urged them to return to the table.

Now...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/shipping/seaway-strike-negotiations-set-to-resume/

Unifor strike closes St. Lawrence Seaway

After negotiators failed to reach an agreement, St. Lawrence Seaway workers went on strike just before midnight Saturday. As we reported earlier, their union, Unifor, had filed a 72-hour strike notice on October 18, setting a strike deadline of Saturday, October 21 at 11:59 p.m.

The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC), which is responsible for the Canadian portion of the Seaway, says that an orderly shutdown of the system took place during the 72-hour notice period allowing for...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/unifor-strike-closes-st-lawrence-seaway/

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