The union representing Montreal dockworkers has ended a three-day strike at two terminals as scheduled.
The Maritime Employers Association confirmed the work stoppage came to an end at 7 a.m. at the terminals, which handle more than 40 percent of container traffic at the country’s second-largest port.
The two sides have not met all week, with the union claiming that employers refused a sit-down convened by federal mediators on Thursday.
The employers association, which represents shipping companies and terminal operators, says the mediation process is failing to produce results, but that no meeting was scheduled and its aim remains a collective agreement hammered out through negotiations….