Blue Water Bridge workers begin strike, traffic keeps flowing across border
POINT EDWARD, Ont. — Federal officials said traffic was flowing smoothly across Canada’s second-busiest commercial border crossing to the United States on Monday, despite a strike that began early in the day.
Workers at the Blue Water Bridge — which links Point Edward, Ont. near Sarnia, Ont., and Port Huron, Mich. — began their strike at about 6 a.m. after giving the required 72-hour notice.
The Public Service Alliance of Canada and the Federal Bridge Corporation negotiated during the weekend, but didn’t reach an agreement for the 47 unionized workers that staff the bridge.
Those workers are responsible for collecting tolls, maintenance, janitorial services and currency exchange at the bridge.