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Metrolinx says it will keep customers updated ahead of next week, as developments unfold in a labour dispute at two of Canada’s largest railways. Canadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific Kansas City locked out more than nine-thousand workers on Thursday morning, bringing freight traffic and commuter rail service to a …
Read More »Saskatchewan bracing for railroad strike which could have billion-dollar impact
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Saskatchewan farmers and businesses alike are bracing for the potential railway stoppage that could be now just days away. Experts estimate a strike by CP and CN Railways could cause losses as high as $1 billion a day. A last-minute push is …
Read More »As clock ticks on rail shutdown, minister and mediators are joining talks
Labour Minister Steve MacKinnon is heading to Montreal on Tuesday and Calgary on Wednesday to meet with stakeholders as a railway strike and lockout loom across the country, a spokesperson from MacKinnon’s office told Global News on Tuesday. Freight trains across Canada could come to a grinding halt as soon …
Read More »Impending rail strike already affecting shipments, Fertilizer Canada says – National
The impending Canadian rail workers’ strike has already started affecting fertilizer shipments, Fertilizer Canada said in a statement Tuesday. On Friday, Canadian National Railway Co. and Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. warned they will lock out employees on Aug. 22 unless they can reach deals with the unions, lending new …
Read More »Looming rail strike has Canadian shippers bracing for worst: ‘Nothing moves’ – National
Shippers and producers held their breath ahead of a possible strike by thousands of railworkers this month that would halt freight traffic, clog ports and disrupt industries. “The railways are two ribbons that go east to west, and there’s not much alternative if you cut those two ribbons,” said John …
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