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National rail shutdown begins as employees locked out at both major Canadian railways

National rail shutdown begins as employees locked out at both major Canadian railways

Aug 22, 2024 | 5:57am
In a first for Canada, freight traffic on its two largest railways has simultaneously ground to a halt, threatening to upend supply chains trying to move forward from pandemic-related disruptions and a port strike last year. In the culmination of months of increasingly bitter negotiations, Canadian National Railway Co. and Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. […]
Business groups call on federal government to prevent rail work stoppage

Business groups call on federal government to prevent rail work stoppage

Aug 21, 2024 | 7:45am
A coalition of business groups is calling on the federal government to prevent a work stoppage at Canada’s two biggest railways. A phased shutdown of the networks at Canadian National Railway Co. and Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. is already underway as the clock ticks down on contract talks with the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference. […]

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