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Rail Roundup: Union Pacific ordered to fix service to Foster Farms

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STB orders UP to resolve service issues at Foster Farms

The Surface Transportation Board wants Union...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/rail-roundup-union-pacific-ordered-to-fix-service-to-foster-farms

Canadian Pacific gets regulatory OK on KCS deal, secures labor agreement

Canadian Pacific has received permission from U.S. federal regulators to pursue its acquisition of Kansas City Southern, the railway announced Tuesday.

The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States granted the regulatory clearance. The committee, which is affiliated with the U.S. Department of Treasury, reviews certain transactions involving foreign investment in the U.S. to determine their effect on national security.

In Tuesday’s announcement, CP said it expects the acquisition’s...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/canadian-pacific-gets-regulatory-ok-on-kcs-deal-secures-labor-agreement

CP to resume operations after railroad, Teamsters agree to binding arbitration

A red Canadian Pacific Railway train pulling tanker cars

Canadian Pacific Railway said it will resume operations after reaching an agreement with Teamsters Canada Rail Conference to resolve their labor dispute through binding arbitration.

CP (NYSE:CP) and the Teamsters announced the deal early Tuesday, a little more than two days after the company shut down its rail network at the start of a work stoppage. The company and the union had accused the other of initiating the work stoppage. 

The deal averts what was set to become yet another supply chain...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/cp-to-resume-operations-after-railroad-teamsters-agree-to-binding-arbitration

‘Hell on wheels’: CP rail shutdown brings more pain to supply chain

A Canadian Pacific train on train tracks with the port of montreal in the background.

Two days after Canadian Pacific Railway shut down its rail network amid a labor dispute with more than 3,000 of its Teamsters-represented employees, the impacts to the supply chain are just getting started. 

The loss of Canada’s second-largest freight rail operator has stalled shipments of everything from grain to containers full of electronics headed to cities across Canada and the U.S. And it will soon inevitably bring backups to ports, including Vancouver, British Columbia, and Montreal. 

“This...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/hell-on-wheels-cp-rail-shutdown-brings-more-pain-to-supply-chain

CP shuts down rail service amid labor dispute

Canadian Pacific began a “structured shutdown” of its rail service across Canada after a breakdown in talks with the Teamsters union on Saturday led to a work stoppage by 3,000 train engineers, conductors and yard workers.

The union and railroad management blamed each other for causing the shutdown that places more pressure on U.S.-Canadian agriculture markets already straining from pandemic-related issues.

“We are very disappointed with this turn of events,” Dave Fulton, spokesperson for the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/cp-shuts-down-rail-service-amid-labor-dispute

Canadian Pacific threatens lockout of Teamsters members

Canadian Pacific has notified the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) that it will lock out its members right after Sunday midnight if the sides fail to either negotiate a settlement or agree to binding arbitration for a new labor agreement.

CP (NYSE: CP) decided to take this action to prevent prolonged uncertainty. The railway will begin a work stoppage contingency plan and work with customers to achieve a smooth, efficient and safe wind-down of Canadian operations, CP said.

The railway...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/canadian-pacific-threatens-lockout-of-teamsters-members

Canadian Pacific, Teamsters still negotiating wages, benefits

Canadian Pacific and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) are still negotiating over the terms of a new collective agreement, both sides said early Wednesday.

Should negotiations fail, TCRC members could go on strike following a 72-hour advanced strike notice to CP (NYSE: CP). The union confirmed it has not yet issued that notice that it would conduct a work stoppage. 

Teamsters members voted earlier this month to conduct a work stoppage should negotiations between the union and CP fail to...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/canadian-pacific-teamsters-still-negotiating-wages-benefits

North Dakota senator, trade groups seek to prevent Canadian Pacific strike

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...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/north-dakota-senator-trade-groups-seek-to-prevent-canadian-pacific-strike

Union members at Canadian Pacific could go on strike March 16

A photograph of a Canadian Pacific train traveling through a grassy field.

Members of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) voted 96.7% to go on strike starting just after midnight EST on March 16 should talks fail between both parties, according to a release. The potential strike would affect more than 3,000 locomotive engineers, conductors, trainpersons and yardpersons working at CP (NYSE: CP).

The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service will hold mediation meetings with the union and CP between March 11 and 16.

The union says the main issues include wages,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/union-members-at-canadian-pacific-could-go-on-strike-march-16

Rail Roundup: TrinityRail rolls out tech platform; CP, Teamsters reach deal

A photograph of tank cars parked in a rail yard.TrinityRail offers new tech platform, acquires tank car maintenance provider

Trinity Industries’ (NYSE: TRN) arm TrinityRail has announced two new service offerings: a technology platform aimed at helping North American rail shippers track railcar fleets and the acquisition of Bay Worx Rail, a company that uses advanced robotics to clean tank cars.

The technology platform, Trinsight, will provide real-time intelligence of the location, conditions and status of rail equipment, TrinityRail said....

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/rail-roundup-trinityrail-rolls-out-tech-platform-cp-teamsters-reach-deal

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