Teamsters vote to authorize strikes at CN, CPKC

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The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) announced that close to 10,000 workers at CN and CPKC have voted to authorize strikes at both companies. Unless parties can reach an agreement, […]

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[AgentSmith]

Mid May will be a good time to take holidays if both railways shut down all that freight is trucked

 

[Rob]

Hope they do and hope it lasts all summer. Trucking may get fun again if Canada freight explodes.

 

[Igor Galanter]

@Rob : you're a grown man and still believe in a fairytale? LOL
They will be forced back to work as an essential service, especially when both of them decided to tango..

 

[Shakey]

@Rob : you're a grown man and still believe in a fairytale? LOL
They will be forced back to work as an essential service, especially when both of them decided to tango..

Yes, but even a short shutdown, if it is both railways, will take weeks, if not longer, to clean up.

And don't forget Port of Montreal is still likely to have a strike.

 

[Igor Galanter]

Yes, could be a threesome, indeed...