Insights and Stories on Rail Strike

Aug. 21, 2024 at 10:54 am CDT

Senators Rob Black and Mary Robinson urged federal ministers to intervene to prevent a rail strike or lockout according to a letter posted to social media this morning.

By Geralyn Wichers

Aug. 20, 2024 at 4:17 pm CDT

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.

By Anna Mehler Paperny, Nivedita Balu, Reuters

Aug. 20, 2024 at 1:30 pm CDT

Canada’s pulse industry has been battening down the hatches as the country’s major railways prepare for a work stoppage on Aug. 22. 

By Adam Peleshaty

Aug. 20, 2024 at 1:15 pm CDT

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.

By Promit Mukherjee, Reuters, Tom Polansek

Aug. 19, 2024 at 10:34 am CDT

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.

By David Ljunggren, Promit Mukherjee, Reuters