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MONTREAL — The federal government has instructed workers and management in the St. Lawrence Seaway strike to sit down with a mediator this Friday and hash out their differences, as groups ranging from grain farmers to steelmakers feel the squeeze.

The full Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway system serves over 100 ports and commercial docks and helps Canada's Prairie provinces and the U.S. Midwest export goods.

Workers and management in the St. Lawrence Seaway strike will have to hit the negotiation table Friday as groups ranging from grain farmers to steelmakers feel the squeeze.

The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corp. has applied to the Canada Industrial Relations Board for an exception on the transport of grain, a request that if granted would see the commodity flow through the artery despite the strike.

The union and management authority both said they would comply with the government notice for mediation, but in the meantime, producers continue to fret

MONTREAL - The federal government has instructed workers and management in the St. Lawrence Seaway strike to sit down with a mediator this Friday and hash out their differences, as

St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation and Unifor fail to reach agreement

Great Lakes shipping held steady through the end of July.

US Great Lakes shipping activity continues to be on par with the previous year, as approximately 15.7 million tonnes of total cargo traffic traveled the seaway system for the year

Great Lakes shipping is keeping pace with last year.