More embargoes have been announced for Canada’s rail network as stakeholders brace for strikes on Thursday and the wide-spread repercussions. After multiple rounds of negotiations between the TCRC union and its rail-operating employers Canadian National (CN) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) failed, the union issued a notice to strike on 22 August at 12:01am…
A rail strike in Canada seems imminent: the TCRC union and railways Canadian National (CN) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) continue to butt heads as time runs out for an agreement to be reached. On 9 August, the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) ruled that none of the services provided by the railways is…
Canada’s busiest West Coast container gateway is implementing measures to sustain cargo flows in the event of a work stoppage by railroad employees. “We are concerned about the prospect of further labor disruptions impacting port and supply chain operations,” the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority said in a statement Monday. “The impact to the Port of…
