Canada rail strike averted, but ILA action looms

The Canadian rail lockout of union employees that went into effect on Thursday and threatened to disrupt North American logistics lasted only eighteen hours. Friday’s order by the Minister of Labor ended the lockout and required the start of binding arbitration for the carriers and union. The Teamsters issued a strike announcement soon after but…

Supply chain sees unexpected impact from Canada rail ramp-up

Pre-shutdown contingencies helped keep shipments moving, industry insiders say In Canada, railroad union contract talks and trains came to a near-simultaneous halt, but shippers and logistics executives said the recovery has been almost as swift. “The work stoppage situation was resolved so quickly, we are not seeing much impact on the recovery,” Shelli Austin, president,…