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Bloomberg | Top Story | August 28, 2024

Train movements in Canada close to normal after labor turmoil

Train movements at Canadian National Railway Co. and Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. are almost back to normal after a short lockout of unionized workers, according to RailState, a provider of real-time rail data.

Scramble for critical minerals spurs an African rail revival

Southern Africa’s railways are suddenly getting global attention and attracting billions of dollars in investment, with a race to secure copper supplies needed for the energy transition at its center.

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Bloomberg | Top Story | August 26, 2024

Canada labor board orders rail employees back to work

An independent tribunal in Canada has ordered workers at the country’s two largest railways to get back on the job and to engage in binding arbitration to resolve a dispute that has snarled North American supply chains.

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AJOT | Top Story | August 26, 2024

CSX achieves labor agreements with seven additional unions

Improves wages and benefits for railroad workers

Grains fall to cheapest in 14 years versus other commodities

Bloomberg | August 26, 2024 | Intermodal | Rail

Canada’s largest railway faces strike threat ahead of labor board ruling

Bloomberg | August 26, 2024 | Intermodal | Rail

A union filed a strike notice against Canadian National Railway Co. just hours after trains began rolling again on Friday, creating a new obstacle in a labor dispute that has upended North American supply chains.

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AJOT | Top Story | August 23, 2024

Teamsters serve CN with a “Strike Notice”

CN has been served with a 72-hour strike notice by the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC). The Teamsters intend to strike as of 10:00 AM ET on Monday, August 26, 2024. CN proactively ended the lockout of the Teamsters on August 22, following the Minister of Labour’s direction to the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) to impose binding arbitration between both parties.

CN ends lock out and initiates recovery plan

AJOT | August 23, 2024 | Intermodal | Rail

While CN is satisfied that this labor conflict has ended and can get back to its role of powering the economy, the Company is disappointed that a negotiated deal could not be achieved at the bargaining table despite its best efforts.

Canada rail lines prepare to restart after government intervenes

Bloomberg | August 23, 2024 | Intermodal | Rail

Canada’s two largest railways are preparing to restart operations after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government stepped in to try to end a labor dispute that has stopped freight movement across the country.

CSX reaches early agreement with additional labor partners, boosting wages and benefits for more railway workers

AJOT | August 23, 2024 | Intermodal | Rail

The tentative agreements, which are subject to ratification by the unions’ membership at CSX, come more than four months before the current collective agreements become amendable under the federal Railway Labor Act. These agreements mirror the terms of the agreements recently reached with our other unions for a total of five.

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Bloomberg | Top Story | August 22, 2024

Miners tap trucks, divert shipments to sidestep Canada rail woes

Two mining giants are re-routing shipments and turning to trucks to deal with disruptions from a Canadian railway stoppage that threatens to undermine the industry’s operations.

Canada strike threat rekindles fears of cargo in limbo

Bloomberg | August 22, 2024 | Intermodal | Rail

Importers and exporters are left with few options as a looming rail strike in Canada risks delaying ocean shipments, spiking freight costs and straining the busiest US ports, which are already handling a cargo surge.

Trudeau calls on railways, union to reach deal to avoid strike

Bloomberg | August 22, 2024 | Intermodal | Rail

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called on Canada’s two largest railways and unionized workers to reach an agreement to avert a strike or lockout that businesses warn will cause significant harm to the Canadian and US economies.

Rail strike would be costly blow to BC forestry, industry warns

Bloomberg | August 22, 2024 | Intermodal | Rail

British Columbia’s forestry industry is bracing for disruptions from a potential rail strike that would quickly undercut a sector that adds more than C$6 billion ($4.4 billion) to western Canada’s economy.

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Bloomberg | Top Story | August 22, 2024

Canada railways lock out unionized workers, snarling trade

Canada’s two biggest railways shut down early Thursday after talks with union leaders failed, immediately blocking arteries of North American supply chains that carry about C$1 billion ($740 million) per day in trade.