REUTERS — Fertilizer Canada warns that disruptions impacting all rail services across the country will cost the fertilizer industry an estimated $55 to $63 million per day in lost sales revenue, not including logistical and operational costs. Canada is the largest producer and exporter of potash, and 75 per cent of all the fertilizer produced […] Read more
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Rail stoppage would affect a variety of industries
REUTERS — Canada’s freight rail network could come to a grinding halt this week, likely extracting a huge economic toll across industries as the country’s two leading rail companies plan an unprecedented work stoppage. Both Canadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific Kansas City plan to lock out workers on Thursday as talks with the Teamsters […] Read more
Canada tells railways, union to work harder
OTTAWA (Reuters) — Canada’s labour minister will meet with the country’s two main railway companies and the Teamsters union in Montreal today and Calgary tomorrow to try to avert a crippling rail transport stoppage. Unless labour agreements are reached, both Canadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific Kansas City will shut all freight rail services in […] Read more
Agriculture groups campaign against rail strike
Pulse Canada has organized a letter writing campaign to push the government to halt the looming labour stoppage at Canada's railways.
Glacier FarmMedia – The Stopthestrike.ca campaign was launched shortly after the Canadian Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) decision on August 9 that confirmed rail transport is deemed non-essential. The website includes a clock that counts down the days, hours and minutes before the trigger is pulled on the railways promise to lock employees out if the […] Read more
Shippers fear rail stoppage ‘catastrophe’
OTTAWA (Reuters) — North American industry groups and shippers are bracing for an unprecedented simultaneous stoppage at both of Canada’s main railways that could inflict billions of dollars’ worth of economic damage. Canada is the world’s second-largest country by area and relies heavily on trains to transport grain, automobiles, potash, coal and other goods. “It’s […] Read more
Canada labour board ruling opens door for rail workers to be off the job by Aug. 22
Glacier FarmMedia – MarketsFarm — Workers at Canada’s two major railways could be off the job as early as Aug. 22 following a decision by the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) issued Aug. 9 on the safety implications of a stoppage. The CIRB ruled that a strike or lockout would not result in a serious […] Read more
Looming rail strike threat must be addressed now
It’s never a good idea to count your chickens before they hatch — or in the case of grain farmers, seeds before they’re in the bin — but it looks like a bumper crop might be on the way. Lots of growing season remains, obviously, but the harvest outlook is brighter than it’s been in […] Read more
Rail strike won’t happen this month, CPKC says
CPKC, Teamsters to continue meeting as Canadian Industrial Relations Board deliberates
Glacier FarmMedia – A potential rail strike will not happen this month as rail companies and workers await a decision from the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB), Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) said today. In a statement, CPKC said the CIRB has requested submissions from CPKC, Canadian National (CN) and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference […] Read more
Alberta urges feds to head off port, rail strikes
OTTAWA (Reuters) —Alberta has urged Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to do all he can to head off potentially devastating strikes by railway and port workers. Staff represented by the Teamsters union voted overwhelmingly this month to strike as early as May 22. Railways are critical to Canada’s economy, due to its vast geography and exports […] Read more
Federal government moves to push back possible rail strike
OTTAWA (Reuters) —The federal government is moving to push back the start of a possible strike by railway workers at Canadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific Kansas City, an official said Friday. Workers represented by the Teamsters union last week voted overwhelmingly to strike as early as May 22. Late on Thursday, federal Labour Minister […] Read more
