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Catching up to rail car demand will “take a lot of work”: President of Quorum Corporation

Catching up to rail car demand will “take a lot of work”: President of Quorum Corporation

Sep 11, 2024 | 4:12pm
Two of Canada’s major railways, Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd (CPKC) and Canadian National Railway (CN), are playing catch-up following a labour disruption last month that stalled operations for about four days. Mark Hemmes is the President of Quorum Corporation, which manages the federal government’s grain monitoring program. He says getting caught up is going […]
Railways back on track, but dispute may be far from over

Railways back on track, but dispute may be far from over

Aug 26, 2024 | 5:44pm
After a series of twists and turns, Canadian rail service is back on track Monday morning. The Canada Industrial Relations Board issued a ruling late Saturday afternoon, indicating it could not go against a request from the federal labor minister to impose binding arbitration and end a three-day old disruption in rail service. This was […]
TCRC issues strike notice to CN Rail, challenge Minister’s directive for binding arbitration

TCRC issues strike notice to CN Rail, challenge Minister’s directive for binding arbitration

Aug 23, 2024 | 11:45am
The federal government’s plan to get Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) and Canadian National Railway (CN Rail) workers back to work could go off the rails. The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC), which represents 93-hundred employees of CPKC and CN, issued 72-hour strike notice to Canadian National Railway Friday morning, while members on the CPKC […]
APAS concerned about railroad shutdown affecting Saskatchewan’s grain industry

APAS concerned about railroad shutdown affecting Saskatchewan’s grain industry

Aug 22, 2024 | 1:56pm
The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) is expressing serious concern over the recent rail network disruptions that pose a severe threat to the province’s grain producers. The disruption not only cast a profound shadow of uncertainty over the operations and sustainability of Saskatchewan’s grain producers but also impacts the timely delivery of essential machinery […]
More voices calling on feds to prevent rail strike/lockout

More voices calling on feds to prevent rail strike/lockout

Aug 20, 2024 | 5:20pm
Three organizations representing rural municipalities in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba are calling on Federal Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon to use binding arbitration “if the railways and union are unable to reach an agreement prior to Thursday, when labour disruptions would begin.” That’s despite MacKinnon already rejecting CN Rail’s request for binding arbitration and has said […]
Grain exports high ahead of Thursday’s rail work stoppage

Grain exports high ahead of Thursday’s rail work stoppage

Aug 20, 2024 | 4:03pm
Canadian grain exports for the new crop year are off to a good start, but it’s likely aided by anticipation of a rail strike or lockout. Numbers from the SaskWheat Market Outlook for the week of August 19 show Canada exported 528 thousand tonnes of wheat in week one of the 2024-25 crop year and […]
CPKC workers, CN Rail issuing strike and lockout notices ahead of deadline

CPKC workers, CN Rail issuing strike and lockout notices ahead of deadline

Aug 19, 2024 | 12:49pm
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. (CPKC) and Canadian National Railway Co. (CN Rail) and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference, union representing about 9,300 workers, are gearing up for a potential work stoppage later this week. Workers at CPKC issued 72-hour strike notice that would see them walk off the job at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time […]