MacKinnon said the mediation would come with an understanding that the Maritime Employers Association and longshore union negotiate and agree that there would be no strike, lockou

In early October, the CUPE claimed that talks had stalled out over how the MEA manages scheduling, with the union pushing for a better work-life balance.

Despite concerns ahead of the overtime strike, the port’s operations appear to be relatively unchanged in its wake.

As longshoremen at the the Port of Montreal continued an overtime strike, the Maritime Employers Association reports that both the employers and the union (CUPE Local 357) met yesterday with Canada’s federal Minister of Labour, Steven MacKinnon.