November 25, 2019 | CN, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Reuters, November 25, 2019) TORONTO — Labor union Teamsters Canada said on Monday it has made no progress in reaching an agreement with Canadian National Railway Co, the country’s biggest railroad. Full story: Reuters
November 22, 2019 | CN, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Industry Week, November 21, 2019) SEATTLE — Steel, copper, aluminum and zinc shipments between the U.S. and Canada are at risk from a strike at Canadian National Railway Co. In the U.S., Union Pacific Corp., the largest freight rail provider in the West...
November 22, 2019 | CN, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Freight Waves, November 21, 2019) TORONTO — Nearly three days into a strike by thousands of Canadian National rail workers, the ripple through Canada’s supply chain intensified across the country as pressure mounted on the federal government to end the strike...
November 22, 2019 | CN, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Reuters, November 12, 2019) WINNIPEG/MONTREAL — Shippers scrambled to shift freight onto trucks on Thursday as a strike at Canada’s biggest railroad, Canadian National Railway Co CNR.TO, entered its third day and left many goods stranded. Full story:...
November 22, 2019 | CN, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: National Post, November 21, 2019) OTTAWA — Federal ministers expressed faith in the collective bargaining process and would not comment on the possibility of back to work legislation, as a national railway strike continued into its third day on Thursday. Full...
November 22, 2019 | CN, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Teamsters Canada press release, November 22, 2019) MONTREAL — The widely reported propane shortage in Ontario and Québec appears to be largely manufactured by Canadian National Railway (CN). Despite the strike by members of the Teamsters Canada Rail...
November 22, 2019 | CN, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Reuters Canada, November 22, 2019) MONTREAL — A strike at Canada’s biggest railroad, Canadian National Railway Co, entered its fourth day on Friday amid ongoing talks, but the Teamsters union said in a statement that “no substantive progress” has been made on...
November 21, 2019 | CN, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Bloomberg, November 21, 2019) OTTAWA — Pressure is mounting on Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to take action to end a railway strike that’s curtailing shipments of one the world’s biggest exporters of raw materials. Full story: Yahoo...
November 21, 2019 | CN, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Financial Post, November 20, 2019) MONTREAL — The price of Canadian heavy crude weakened as a worker strike at the nation’s largest railway curbed oil shipments, exacerbating a supply glut that’s crippled Canada’s oil industry. Full story: Financial...
November 21, 2019 | CN, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Reuters, November 20, 2019) MONTREAL — Shares of Canadian National Railway Co fell as much as 2.2% on Wednesday, as a strike by about 3,000 unionized workers, including conductors and yardmen, at the country’s biggest railroad entered the second day. Full...
