Dispatchers and office staff on strike at Great Lakes Pilotage Authority

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This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.Unionized workers at an agency that helps foreign ships navigate the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence Seaway have walked out of the job, but management says it will strive to ensure the impact on commercial navigation is minimal.

The union says the latest round of bargaining has been “extremely difficult,” and notes the parties have undergone conciliation as well as negotiating with the help of a mediator.“Our members are vital to the waterway and its operation as a key shipping lane,” Martin Mika, the union’s vice-president for Ontario, said in a statement.

As part of its contingency plan, the agency says management will take over all dispatch and financial responsibilities during the strike.

 

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