Insights and Stories on Strike

PSAC federal worker strike could hit at grain transport

Apr. 28, 2023 at 4:17 pm CDT

The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) strike is drawing fire from Canadian agricultural commodity groups — mostly concerned with how grain transportation could be disrupted. The Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association issued a strongly worded press release on Tuesday after striking picketers targeted Vancouver’s Cascadia grain terminal, co-owned by […]

Some 155,000 federal public workers on strike over pay dispute

Apr. 19, 2023 at 5:29 am CDT

By Ismail Shakil

CGC, other fed workers to strike Tuesday night if no wage deal reached

Apr. 17, 2023 at 4:03 pm CDT

By Steve Scherer

CN, mechanics avert strike with tentative deal

Mar. 20, 2023 at 8:33 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

CN’s mechanics vote in favour of strike action

Mar. 6, 2023 at 10:01 pm CST

By Dave Bedard

CN’s mechanics, clerical staff taking strike votes

Feb. 20, 2023 at 4:43 am CST

Canadian National Railway says it’s not expecting any impact on its operations if its unionized mechanics and clerical staff are involved in a work stoppage, depending on the outcome of strike votes starting this week. Unifor represents about 3,000 CN workers in mechanical, intermodal and clerical positions across the country […]

By Dave Bedard

CNH sees headwinds easing in 2023 after strong fourth-quarter results

Feb. 3, 2023 at 6:24 am CST

Reuters — CNH Industrial said on Thursday its 2023 net sales of industrial activities would grow by between six and 10 per cent, after the group posted stronger-than-expected results in the last quarter of 2022. The industry faced several headwinds in 2022, including a choppy supply chain and inflation, but […]

By Federica Urso Federico Maccioni

Biden administration makes case for quick Senate vote to avoid rail shutdown

Dec. 1, 2022 at 7:06 pm CST

Washington | Reuters — The Biden administration on Thursday urged the U.S. Senate to quickly pass a bill to block a railroad strike, warning that serious economic disruptions could be felt within days. The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday voted to approve a bill to impose a tentative contract […]

By David Shepardson

CBOT weekly outlook: Circumstances could mess with usual holiday lull

Nov. 30, 2022 at 6:34 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Usually at this time of year, the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) slips into its holiday lull, with most trading sticking to a sideways range, Scott Capinegro of Barrington Commodities said, suggesting that could change. “With such geo-political stuff going on and a possible railroad strike [in the […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Biden asks Congress to avert U.S. rail strike

Nov. 28, 2022 at 7:26 pm CST

Washington | Reuters — U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday called on Congress to intervene to avert a potential rail strike that could occur as early as Dec. 9, warning of a catastrophic economic impact if railroad service ground to a halt. Biden asked lawmakers to adopt the tentative deal […]

By David Shepardson