TORONTO (AP) — Canada's two largest railroads have ground to a halt after an ongoing labor dispute couldn't be resolved before the overnight deadline...
with the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference union. The impasse could bring significant economic harm to business and consumers in both countries, which rely on billions of dollars of goods running on trains each month.
CN had been negotiating with the Teamsters for nine months while CPKC had been trying to reach an agreement for a year, the unions said. While a full stop came to head Thursday, both railroadsBillions of dollars of goods move between Canada and the U.S. via rail each month, per the U.S. Transportation Department. The current impasse is halting all rail traffic from CPKC and CN in Canada as well as shipments from these two railroads crossing into the U.S.
Flavio Volpe, president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association, posted on X that about four out of every five cars made in Canada are exported to the U.S., almost exclusively by rail. He said a prolonged lockout could cause temporary work stoppages throughout the industry. “We need the rails to continue to be running," Windau said. "And so at some point, the government will start to get involved more.”For now, all eyes are on the ongoing contract talks and whether there will be any significant government intervention.
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