Agriculture weighs damage of rail stoppage

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

Reading Time: 4 minutes 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.



Canada’s railways grind to a halt

Canada’s railways grind to a halt

12:01 AM EDT on August 22, after negotiations that began last year failed to bring about a resolution to the dispute, CN and CPKC announced at that they would lockout their employees who are members of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC). The move affects roughly 9,000 employees at the two companies.