A tugboat pushes a barge through the Welland Canal near Port Colborne, Ontario.
The Welland Canal is part of the St. Lawrence Seaway.
Photo: James MacDonald/Bloomberg NewsThe Canadian company responsible for managing the key St. Lawrence Seaway will resume negotiations later this week in an effort to end a strike that has shut the trade route that connects the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean.
St. Lawrence Seaway Management said talks with trade union Unifor are set for Friday morning.
Negotiations over a wage deal broke down over the weekend and about 360 workers who operate lock systems, bridges and other infrastructure along the Canadian side of the seaway walked off the job just after midnight Sunday.
Persons:
James MacDonald
Organizations:
Lawrence Seaway, Bloomberg, The Canadian, Lawrence Seaway Management, seaway
Locations:
Welland, Port Colborne , Ontario, St, Lawrence