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Dear Customers,
We would like to share the latest news we received from the Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association in regards to in to the CN Rail strike. We continue to monitor and will keep you posted.
No End in Sight as CN Rail Strike Enters Fifth Day
The strike at CN Rail is entering its fifth day with tensions rising – and still no end in sight.
Meantime, the federal government is urging the railway and its striking workers to continue talks, suggesting it’s the fastest, and fairest, way to resolve a dispute that has stopped freight trains across the country.
Federal Transport Minister Marc Garneau told reporters on Friday that bargaining with the help of a mediator is the way to go. He says legislation would be undesirable and would take longer to get workers back on the job.
Read more in an article from CTV News.
Despite CN Rail Strike, Parliament Won’t Be Recalled Before December 5: House Leader
Despite calls from federal and provincial leaders to recall Parliament early in light of the CN Rail strike, Government House Leader Pablo Rodriguez says the first day of the new Parliament will remain December 5.
As of Friday, the union said that “no substantive progress has been made” on the union’s key workplace safety and health issues, but that talks are ongoing. The days-long strike has led to concerns about a propane shortage in Quebec and from other sectors that rely on CN Rail to ship their products, like grain producers.
Read more in an article from CTV News.
In an update issued on Saturday, CN encouraged stakeholders “to contact your local federal representative to explain how this strike impacts your business and suggest voluntary binding arbitration as a potential solution.”
CN Says Strike Could Prompt Temporary Layoffs at Halifax Port
The ongoing CN strike has cost scores of Halifax rail workers their jobs – at least for now – as the labour stoppage continues to impact shipping across the country, the union representing the employees said Saturday.
Seventy workers facing layoffs are expected to be temporarily out of work as of November 28 unless the strike ends before then. The work stoppage by CN conductors, trainpersons and yardworkers has hampered rail shipments of cars at the facility, which sits across the harbour from Halifax.
While the striking rail workers are part of the Teamsters union, the furloughs in Halifax affect Unifor members who are not on strike but who work at CN’s Halifax facility.
Workers at other CN facilities may also be vulnerable to temporary layoffs as the railway is operating at 10 per cent capacity, with most trains sitting idle in rail yards and stations.
Read more in an article from Global News.
Source: CIFFA e-bulletin
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