# Canada Rail Strikes **URL:** \ **Category:** News for Ecomm Sellers\ **Tags:** supply-chain, shipping\ **Created:** [August 22, 2024, 8:33pm UTC](https://sellersasksellers.com/t/canada-rail-strikes/4602 "2024-08-22T20:33:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![packetfire](https://sellersasksellers.com/user_avatar/sellersasksellers.com/packetfire/32/4111_2.png) [@packetfire](https://sellersasksellers.com/u/packetfire)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2024, 8:33pm UTC](https://sellersasksellers.com/t/canada-rail-strikes/4602/1 "2024-08-22T20:33:42Z")
Canadian strikes: Canada’s largest railroads, Canadian national railway and Canadian Pacific Kansas City Railroad, shut down on august 22 after failing to reach a labor agreement with the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference. The dispute involved nearly 10,000 workers, centered on scheduling, safety, and fatigue management. The shutdown threatens key North American supply chains, impacting deliveries of crucial goods. The strike’s ripple effects could lead to inflated prices and supply shortages across the continent, with significant disruptions expected for both freight and passenger rail services. (This breathless announcement came in over a service that provides me with news alerts that usually concern air travel problems and delays, so I know nothing more about this than what was sent.) ---
**Author:** ![Pepper\_Thine\_Angus](https://sellersasksellers.com/user_avatar/sellersasksellers.com/pepper_thine_angus/32/56_2.png) [@Pepper\_Thine\_Angus](https://sellersasksellers.com/u/Pepper_Thine_Angus)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2024, 8:41pm UTC](https://sellersasksellers.com/t/canada-rail-strikes/4602/2 "2024-08-22T20:41:00Z")
I was going to post this last week that it was authorized, thought, wait how does this effect Amazon, but now remember seeing Prime containers on train consists. this will not only effect Amazon, but other shipping, AND passenger rail traffic. CP operates not only in Canada, but much of the rail west of Chicago in the northern part of the US. CN and CP Kansas City both locked out workers today, looks like that was prior to workers taking strike action. ![CN and CPKC Rail Networks](https://sellersasksellers.com/uploads/default/original/2X/6/637432d37b8ffbce3807e148b421454c09c56c9e.jpeg) [https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/canadian-national-railways-canadian-pacific-lock-out-teamsters-union-workers-2024-08-22/](https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/canadian-national-railways-canadian-pacific-lock-out-teamsters-union-workers-2024-08-22/) ---
**Author:** ![lake](https://sellersasksellers.com/user_avatar/sellersasksellers.com/lake/32/66_2.png) [@lake](https://sellersasksellers.com/u/lake)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2024, 9:19pm UTC](https://sellersasksellers.com/t/canada-rail-strikes/4602/3 "2024-08-22T21:19:14Z")
The strike was anticipated. Major container shippers like Maersk had already limited carrying traffic that would be impacted by the Canada Rail outage. There is going to be a lot of ripple thoughout the world as a result of this strike. Looks like a big deal. In the US the Teamster’s union is engaged in early stages of political conflict, while the UAW is banking on its political allies to resolve the impact of what could be an EV meltdown. ---
**Author:** ![Pepper\_Thine\_Angus](https://sellersasksellers.com/user_avatar/sellersasksellers.com/pepper_thine_angus/32/56_2.png) [@Pepper\_Thine\_Angus](https://sellersasksellers.com/u/Pepper_Thine_Angus)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2024, 10:50pm UTC](https://sellersasksellers.com/t/canada-rail-strikes/4602/4 "2024-08-22T22:50:59Z")
Update, Canadian Govt is forcing the lockout to end, forcing binding arbitration as of 6.33pm EST ---
**Author:** ![lake](https://sellersasksellers.com/user_avatar/sellersasksellers.com/lake/32/66_2.png) [@lake](https://sellersasksellers.com/u/lake)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2024, 10:06pm UTC](https://sellersasksellers.com/t/canada-rail-strikes/4602/5 "2024-08-23T22:06:02Z")
> **[Teamsters Canada issues 72-hour strike notice against CN](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/teamsters-canada-issues-72-hour-181200468.html)** > > Canadian National Railway announced it has received a 72-hour strike notice from the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference, which would launch a strike against the railroad at 10 a.m. ET on Monday. The post Teamsters Canada issues 72-hour strike notice... In the words of Yogi Berra - “It ain’t over till its over” ---
**Author:** ![papy](https://sellersasksellers.com/user_avatar/sellersasksellers.com/papy/32/7639_2.png) [@papy](https://sellersasksellers.com/u/papy)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2024, 7:46pm UTC](https://sellersasksellers.com/t/canada-rail-strikes/4602/6 "2024-09-06T19:46:42Z")
> [@](#): > > _According to Bloomberg, train movements at both railways are [nearly back to normal](https://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/40286-train-movements-in-canada-close-to-normal-after-labor-chaos) following the brief lockout. CN employees [went back to work](https://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/40255-canadian-rail-stoppage-partially-ends-after-government-intervenes) on August 23, while CPKC’s returned on August 26. In a written statement, CN said that it expects the full recovery process to take “several weeks,” while CPKC said that it’s “making progress.” Union workers will remain on the job while the TCRC’s appeal works it way through federal courts in Canada._ > **[Canada Rail Union Challenges Order That Ended Work Stoppage](https://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/40292-canada-rail-union-challenges-order-that-ended-work-stoppage)** > > Canada's labor board ended a day-long work stoppage after it imposed binding arbitration on the railways and union.  ---
**Author:** ![system](https://sellersasksellers.com/uploads/default/original/2X/a/a4c9a465996187fefc1926a322b0daaa0b4ea9d8.png) [@system](https://sellersasksellers.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2024, 7:46pm UTC](https://sellersasksellers.com/t/canada-rail-strikes/4602/7 "2024-12-05T19:46:56Z")
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