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A push by the federal labour minister to reset relations in a labour standoff on the Port of Montreal has come to naught, as a partial strike drags on.
In a social media submit on Monday night, Steven MacKinnon stated dockworkers and their employers failed to search out consensus after he proposed a three-month freeze on strikes and lockouts early final week.
The would-be 90-day work stoppage aimed to have a particular mediator work with either side to hammer out a deal after bargaining stalled earlier this month.
MacKinnon says the Maritime Employers Affiliation and the longshore employees union should now “discover a path” towards a negotiated settlement as rapidly as doable.
He says federal mediators stay readily available to assist with the contract talks, the place scheduling and wages have confirmed main hindrances.
On Oct. 10, practically 1,200 dockworkers on the nation’s second-largest port launched an indefinite strike on time beyond regulation shifts, per week after they carried out a three-day strike at two container port terminals.
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