More cargo for Seaway ships

Canada’s St Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC) and Unifor have ratified a new three-year collective labour agreement that will keep the main transportation artery connecting the ports of Montreal and Toronto and cargo handling facilities on the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean open.

Canada breathes a sign of relief as the ILWU Canada membership votes to ratify negotiated contract settlement, ending the threat of further disruption.

Rail service has been suspended after a washout on the rail line that connects to the Port of Halifax.

The ILWU Canada Longshore Caucus has rejected the tentative agreement recommended by the Federal Mediator, putting longshore workers back on the picket lines.

Operations to resume “as soon as possible” following tentative agreement between the BCMEA and the ILWU Canada.

With the strike now in its fifth day, neither side shows any sign of moving towards a compromise; union is seeking increases of 11% and 6% in the first two years of a new contract.