North American shippers and Canadian ports are bracing for the effects of an anticipated freight rail work stoppage just after midnight on Thursday, 22 August. At this time, the major Canadian freight railways, Canadian National (CN) and Canadian Pacific (CPKC) will lock out members of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference, who have indicated intentions to…
Canada’s federal government has made a swift intervention into the country’s rail dispute inan effort to limit supply chain disruption in both Canada and the northern US states,following the rail companies’ lockout of workers yesterday. Rail companies Canadian National (CN) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) locked out9,000 unionised rail workers as unions rejected what…
The Canadian rail strike ended yesterday some 18 hours after it started as authorities moved rapidly to avert an economic disaster. Canada’s two biggest railways shut down yesterday after a midnight deadline passed without an agreement over pay conditions. The stoppage of work by 9,300 engineers, conductors and yard workers at Canadian National Railway Co…
Canada’s two biggest railways have shut down after a midnight deadline passed without an agreement over pay conditions. The stoppage of work by 9,300 engineers, conductors and yard workers at Canadian National Railway Co (CN) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) marks the first-ever simultaneous shutdown at the country’s main railroad operators with ports across…
Nationwide rail network shuts down as contract talks fail Canada’s largest railroads, Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Kansas City, early Thursday locked out 9,300 union employees represented by the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC), shutting down the country’s rail network in a move that is expected to disrupt supply chains across North America. The lockout…
By Thomas Seal (Bloomberg) — Canada’s two biggest railways shut down early Thursday after talks with union leaders failed, immediately blocking arteries of North American supply chains that carry about C$1 billion ($740 million) per day in trade. More than 9,000 employees at Canadian National Railway Co. and Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. were locked out after a…
Historic shutdown of CN and CPKC would leave shippers with few options, put pressure on trucking rates Logistics providers warned the historic shutdown of Canada’s two largest railroads would have a seismic effect on the cross-border supply chain as shippers search for alternative transportation. Both Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Kansas City have set a…
Canadian railroads in historic network shutdown Canada’s largest railroads, Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Kansas City, both said they had formally locked out union rail employees at 12:01 a.m. Eastern time Thursday in an unprecedented shutdown of the country’s largest rail networks. CN said the lockout came after the union did not respond to its…
CN and CPKC issue embargoes on freight ahead of systemwide shutdown As a Thursday deadline for an unprecedented shutdown of Canadian rail service creeps closer, here are the latest developments on both sides of the border: Canada’s largest container gateway is taking measures to manage vessel arrivals and maintain port fluidity. Ships en route to…
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…
