Canadian Rail Shutdown Begins

Wednesday, September 11, 2024

Dear Customer,

Please find excerpt from an article released to the industry by The Canadian Press:

“Trains across the country have ground to a halt as both of Canada’s major railways locked out 9,300 workers after they failed to agree on a new contract before a 12:01 a.m. EDT deadline.

The shutdown marks the first-ever simultaneous work stoppage at Canadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific Kansas City.

The parties remained in talks into the evening, but there was no agreement as the clock hit 12:01 a.m. ET.

Earlier in the day, business groups pleaded for Ottawa to step in and prevent the work stoppage that would upend supply chains, while the prime minister stressed that a deal at the table is the best outcome.

Under the Canada Labour Code, the federal labour minister can refer the dispute to the Canada Industrial Relations Board for binding arbitration and prohibit a strike or lockout.

Alternatively, they suggested that the government recall Parliament and pass back-to-work legislation.”

As previously communicated, CN has affectively shutdown receiving with the announced embargos. CPKC continues to accept ingate at their inland terminals stating that they will continue to do so for as long as terminal capacity will allow. CPKC has announced Force Majeure in relation to the lockout.

We continue to monitor the situation and will advise as new updates are received.

Please reach out to your Hensall Global representative should you have any questions.

Sincerely,

HENSALL GLOBAL LOGISTICS

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Hensall Admin at 1:33 PM

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