A strike has shut down all shipping on the St. Lawrence Seaway, interrupting exports of grain and other goods from Canada and the United States via the Great Lakes to the rest the world. Around 360 workers with Unifor, Canada’s largest private-sector union, walked out early Sunday in a dispute over wages with the St.
A strike has shut down all shipping on the St. Lawrence Seaway, interrupting exports of grain and other goods from Canada and the United States via the Great Lakes. Striking St. Lawrence Seaway workers picket outside the St. Lambert Lock in St. Lambert, Quebec, Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. A strike has shut down all shipping on the St. Lawrence Seaway, interrupting exports of grain and other goods from Canada and the United States via the Great Lakes to the world.Striking St.
It’s the first time that a strike has shut down the vital shipping artery since 1968. Before the union walked out early Sunday, it said they were still “1,000 nautical miles apart on wages” despite several months of negotiations.Cuomo could have run again for NY governor, but declined for family reasons, former top aide writesThe strike was in its third day Tuesday when the Canadian government ordered both sides to return Friday to the bargaining table with a federal mediator. U.S.
“Unifor will comply with the call to mediation and will continue to support our members on the picket line while talks take place,” the union said in a statement. The website MarineTraffic.com on Thursday showed numerous oceangoing ships were still inside the system. A major bottleneck is the closed Welland Canal in Ontario. Around 25 ships — salties and lakers — were anchored outside the Lake Ontario and Lake Erie entrances.
Shipments within the four Great Lakes from Superior to Erie such as iron ore and coal can still go through. The strike has also worried officials in the Twin Ports of Duluth, Minnesota, and Superior, Wisconsin, where the Cyprus-flagged, Polish-run Isadora departed Monday with a load of grain for Algeria. MarineTraffic.com showed that it was headed into Lake Erie, but it can go no farther without a resolution.
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