(Saskatoon rail workers hold Teamsters Canada Rail Conference signs while picketing at the CN Chappell Yards after being locked out Thursday. Photo by Michelle Berg /Saskatoon StarPhoenix)
The Canadian Pacific Kansas City railway and CN Rail are shut down. In Canada, between them, they carry about $1-billion of goods each day
by Joseph Brean
August 22, 2024
The deadline passed at midnight Wednesday. In the absence of any agreement on contracts or binding arbitration, 9,300 railway workers, including conductors, yard crews and engineers, are now locked out of work and on strike. Two transcontinental railways are closed as a result, picket lines are going up across the country, and recriminations are starting to swirl. The National Post runs through what this means for the common Canadian.
What services are shut down?
Two freight railways are shut, the Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) railway and the Canadian National Railway. Both operate in Canada and the United States, and CPKC also operates in Mexico. In Canada, between them, they carry about $1-billion of goods each day.
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Canada-wide rail strike: What the shutdown means for transit, oil, food and more
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