News / Ottawa proposes new mediator to break deadlock in Montreal port labour talks

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Canada’s labour minister, Steve McKinnon, is trying to breathe new life into the stalled contract negotiations between Montreal dockworkers and the Maritime Employers Association (MEA), suggesting the appointment of a special mediator to hammer out an agreement.

In a social media post, the minister said the two sides had until tomorrow accept or reject the offer of a 90-day mediation, with no strikes or lock-outs during the talks.

The 1,200 dock workers represented by Longshoremen’s Union Local 375, an affiliate of the ...