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CN, CPKC Vote to StrikeWednesday, May 1, 2024
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Dear Customer,
Please find excerpt from a news article issued by Reuters:
“Thousands of railway workers in Canada at Canadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific Kansas City have voted overwhelmingly to strike as early as May 22, the union said on Wednesday.
Contracts covering locomotive engineers, conductors and yard workers at CN and CPKC expired on Dec. 31, 2023, and Teamsters Canada Rail Conference is re-negotiating a third agreement covering CPKC rail traffic controllers.
The three worker groups, numbering 9,300 workers, each voted over 95% to authorize a strike.
The sides have made no progress in six months of negotiations, said Teamsters Canada president Paul Boucher, adding that the companies were trying to remove rest provisions that are critical to safety.
CN said in a statement that the union has opposed moving toward a more modern agreement based on an hourly rate and scheduling changes.
CPKC said the parties remain far apart and now begin a mandatory 21-day period of federal mediation.”
Based on today’s announcement the chance of a work stoppage is a very real possibility.
If a stoppage does occur, it will impact all rail traffic across the country. While we are hopeful that a settlement is reached before an interruption of services commences, we do feel it is prudent to encourage our customers to manage their shipments accordingly.
Cargo entered into the pipeline not having been deramped at its respective port of sail will more then likely be tied up for the duration of a strike.
It is likely that we will start to see service impact in the days leading up to the May 22nd date as the carriers work to clear their networks.
Please reach out to your Hensall Global representatives to discuss the opportunity for contingencies where they exist.
We continue to monitor the status of continued negotiations and will provide further update as new information is made available.
Sincerely,
HENSALL GLOBAL LOGISTICS |
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