The situation in Canada continues to develop as Teamsters serve Canada Rail with a strike notice, effective Monday at 10am. A halt in Canadian rail operations will impact US shippers, and many of them may not even know it. Shippers can find out if their freight is impacted by checking bookings for freight that’s going in or out of Canada. It’s not too late to minimize the disruption this is going to have on shippers and the US supply chain.
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BREAKING NEWS Teamsters Canada serve CN with strike notice effective Monday. Press release At 10:00 a.m. eastern today, the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference served CN with a strike notice effective Monday, August 26, at 10:00 a.m. As meetings with the CIRB continue, the Board has yet to make a ruling that would force binding arbitration or end any work stoppage. To protect workers' right to collectively bargain and frustrate CN's attempt to force arbitration, the union will take strike action to pressure CN into negotiating an agreement. "By sidestepping the collective bargaining process and ordering binding arbitration, the federal government has undermined the foundation on which labour unions work to improve wages and working conditions for all Canadians. Bargaining is also the primary way our union fights for rail safety—all considerations that outweigh short-term economic concerns," said Paul Boucher, President of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference. The parties held a case management conference with the CIRB last night, and hearings are currently underway today to address preliminary issues. The timeline for a decision from the CIRB regarding the Minister’s referrals is still unclear at this time. The union is prepared to appeal to the federal court if necessary. #strike #teamsters #logistics #logisticsmanagement #rail #businessnews