North American shippers and Canadian ports are bracing for the effects of an anticipated freight rail work stoppage just after midnight on Thursday, 22 August.
At this time, the major Canadian freight railways, Canadian National (CN) and Canadian Pacific (CPKC) will lock out members of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference, who have indicated intentions to go on strike rather than agree to binding arbitration over a new labor agreement. The old one expired on Dec. 31, 2023.
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