Offer to Appoint Mediator in Montreal Port Dispute Rejected

October 22, 2024

Canadian Labor Minister Steven MacKinnon said on Tuesday his proposal to appoint a mediator to help settle a dispute at the port of Montreal had been rejected.

MacKinnon made the offer last week in a bid to resolve a standoff between the Maritime Employers Association and Montreal Longshoremen's union over a new contract. Dockworkers at the port began an overtime strike this month.

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MacKinnon said he had proposed appointing a mediator to help talks between the union and the employer, but the parties had since been unable to reach an agreement.

"They must find a path forward towards a negotiated settlement as quickly as possible," MacKinnon said on social media site X.

"Federal mediators and I remain available to assist them, and I will continue to closely monitor the situation."


(Reuters - Reporting by Nia Williams and David Ljunggren; Editing by Jamie Freed)

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