Trains on Canada's major railways weren't stopped for long, but effects of the rail strike and lockouts will linger for months, grain industry says.
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Agriculture weighs damage of rail stoppage
Trains on Canada's major railways weren't stopped for long, but effects of the labour dispute will linger for months, grain industry says
Canada labour board orders end to railway work stoppage
Teamsters say decision sets dangerous precedent, will challenge the move in federal court if needed
The Canada Industrial Relations Board ordered on Saturday a halt to work stoppages at the country's largest railways, signaling an end to an unprecedented service disruption at both main freight rail carriers that threatened to hammer Canada's export-driven economy.
Anemic competition underpins rail dispute
The rail work stoppage crisis owes part of its severity to the lack of other rail options
The rail work stoppage crisis owes part of its severity to the lack of other rail options
Teamsters issue strike notice to CN, CPKC stoppage ongoing
Workers at the Canadian National (CN) railway will be headed back to work today, their union said, but workers at Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) will remain off the job "pending an order from the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB)."
As Canada braces for rail stoppage, truckers scramble to meet demand
As Canada braced for a freight rail stoppage that could hit industries ranging from autos to agriculture, the trucking sector said it faced higher demand it could not meet.
North American agriculture groups ask US, Canadian governments to stop rail strike
Nearly three dozen North American agriculture groups, in a joint letter to the U.S. and Canadian governments today, urged action to avoid a rail stoppage.
Canada rail companies and union must work hard to reach deal, says Ottawa
Canada's two main railway companies and the Teamsters union must do the hard work necessary to reach labor deals and avoid a full stoppage, federal Labour Minister Steve MacKinnon said on Monday.
Canada-wide freight rail stoppage looms this week as two firms issue lockout notices
Canada's freight rail network could come to a grinding halt this week, inflicting a huge economic toll after the country's two largest railroad operators on Sunday issued lockout notices to the Teamsters union that represents nearly 10,000 workers.
The rail lockout: How did we get here?
In the days since August 9, panic has begun setting in within the agricultural industry. The country has never seen a labour dispute that resulted in a strike or lockout from both of Canada’s rail companies. With harvest ramping up, a suspension of rail services would be disastrous for the industry.
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.
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