Grain farmers hit by Seaway strike, negotiations set to resume Friday
The four-day old strike is already having an expensive impact on those who depend on the St. Lawrence Seaway to move goods.
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The four-day old strike is already having an expensive impact on those who depend on the St. Lawrence Seaway to move goods.
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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.
On Sunday, a strike by 361 unionized workers shut down the St. Lawrence Seaway, which links many eastern ports to the Atlantic Ocean
The union and management authority both said they would comply with the government notice for mediation, but in the meantime, producers continue to fret