UPDATE MARCH 24, 2022:
Canadian Pacific Railway this week announced an agreement with the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference – Train and Engine Negotiating Committee to enter into a binding arbitration. The move ended a work stoppage that began Saturday (March 19, 2022) and ended Tuesday afternoon (March 22). In the announcement, Canadian Pacific said it will immediately begin working with customers to resume normal train operations across Canada as soon as possible. The union represents approximately 3,000 locomotive engineers, conductors, train and yard workers across Canada. The Western Grain Elevator Association in Canada had called on the two sides to reach an agreement and end the work stoppage quickly. Rail service is essential to get grain off the Prairies to customers and ports across North America and globally. The association says serious challenges with rail service have already resulted in irreparable damage to Canada’s reputation with its customers, and are adding to inflationary pressures on food prices abroad.
UPDATE MARCH 22, 2022:
UNDATED (AP)- Approximately 3,000 Canadian Pacific Railway conductors, engineers, train and yard workers represented by the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference will be returning to work after an agreement was reached between the railroad operator and union. A work stoppage that began Sunday brought trains to a halt across Canada and interrupted fertilizer and other shipments to and from the U.S. Canadian Pacific Railway said that it reached a deal with the Teamsters to enter into binding arbitration and end a work stoppage. Rail operations are expected to restart Tuesday (March 22, 2022).
MARCH 21, 2022:
DETROIT (AP) — Canadian Teamsters and CP Rail blamed each other for a work stoppage Sunday (March 20, 2022) that halted trains across Canada and interrupted shipments to and from the U.S. More than 3,000 CP Rail conductors, engineers, train and yard workers represented by the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference are off the job after negotiators failed to reach a deal by a midnight deadline. Both sides say they are talking with federal mediators. Canadian Pacific covers much of the U.S. Midwest and is a large shipper of potash and fertilizer for agriculture. It also carries grain from the U.S. to Canada.
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