U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., is urging Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to intervene and prevent a strike at Canadian Pacific that could start on Wednesday, according to a Tuesday letter.
Cramer said a strike by members of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference working at CP (NYSE: CP) would have a “profound impact” on Canadian-American freight movements, particularly fertilizer shipments and Gulf Coast-bound Alberta heavy crude.
“Canada is the United States’ largest trading partner. At a...