Wow. I did not see that coming and this story is blowing up by the minute, so hang in here with me.
I did foresee the part about the Trudeau government caving and ordering everyone back to work.
Not quite: the teamsters had put forward a strike notice but they were locked out by the employer — and the lockout isnt over until the binding arbitration process is complete, which depends on the CIRB
— David Gordon Koch (@davidgordonkoch) August 22, 2024
The unions are still playing coy and hard to get early on, but the railroads are getting back up to speed.
The Canadian government has moved to end Canada’s freight rail work stoppage — the first to shut down both Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Kansas City simultaneously.
However, while the two railroads say they are preparing to resume operations after Labor Minister Steven MacKinnon sent the dispute to binding arbitration,…
