(Reuters circulated the following article on February 19.)
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Ford Motor Co. of Canada has restarted its St. Thomas, Ontario, assembly plant, which had been idled by a strike at Canadian National Railway Co., officials said on Monday.
The plant, which assembles Ford’s Crown Victoria and Grand Marquis models, was shut down last week because of material shortages, and is being operated on “day to day” basis while CN’s labor dispute continues, a Ford spokeswoman said.
A Canadian National spokesman said the railroad has deployed additional crews to try to resolve service problems. CN managers are trying to replace 2,800 striking freight train conductors and switching yard employees.
The strike, over wages and working conditions, started on Feb 10