Canadian dockers employers association rues impasse ahead of today’s strike

Canada’s Maritime Employers Association (MEA) is asking the Minister of Labour and Seniors, Steven MacKinnon, to appoint a special mediator as it has so far failed to reach a consensus with the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), which has called for strike action in Montreal port’s Viau and Maisonneuve terminals today (31 October). Since December 2023,…