2024 Rail Strike (or not?)

[The Bread Guy]

Given the potential for pretty significant disruption if the railways go on strike, starting a thread here. Also including info on Team Red Ottawa not getting involved as of this post. Reminder: we're in the Political Zone, so the political discussion rules apply (including no memes).

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CN Issues Lockout Notice to Teamsters | cn.ca

CN Issues Lockout Notice to Teamsters

www.cn.ca

Teamsters Receive Lockout Notice From CN

Work stoppage still set for 00:01 on Thursday, August 22, unless parties reach last-minute agreement

teamsters.ca

Heard a bargaining rumor? What you should know | cn.ca

Heard a bargaining rumor? What you should know

www.cn.ca

CPKC to issue TCRC lockout notice for Aug. 22

Release: Aug. 9, 2024 CPKC to issue TCRC lockout notice for Aug. 22 Calgary Canadian Pacific Kansas City (TSX: CP) (NYSE: CP) (CPKC) today said it will issue notice to the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) Train and Engine (TE) division and TCRC - Rail Traffic Controller...

investor.cpr.ca

Teamsters Serve Strike Notice to CPKC

Work stoppage still set for 00:01 on Thursday, August 22, unless parties reach last-minute agreement

teamsters.ca

Liberals not intervening in rail strike that could grind economy to a halt

More than $1 billion a day in goods moves through Canada by rail

nationalpost.com

Looming rail strike impacts would be ‘significant’ Port of Vancouver warns | Globalnews.ca

When B.C.'s longshore workers were on strike for 13 days in 2023, the Port of Vancouver said $800 million in goods/day were affected and it took months to clear the backlog.

globalnews.ca

Rail strike could have an impact on Metro Vancouver drinking water

Officials at Metro Vancouver are working to secure more sodium hypochlorite (chlorine), as a potential rail strike could stall delivery of the chemical agent used to clean the area’s drinking water.

bc.ctvnews.ca

Rail strike could strand $55M worth of Alberta products each day

Workers at Canada's two main railways could go on strike as early as Thursday, stranding $55 million worth of Alberta cargo per day.

edmonton.ctvnews.ca

Rail strike would affect more than 32,000 commuters in Canada's three biggest cities

www.bnnbloomberg.ca

How possible CN strike could impact Maritimes

A possible CN Rail strike could severely affect the Maritimes.

atlantic.ctvnews.ca

Food industry leaders warn of supply chain crisis amid looming rail strike

Leaders of Canadian food industry groups are calling for a resolution to potential strike action that could impact Canada's two major railways.

www.grocerybusiness.ca

 

[brihard]

My money’s on this getting legislated back to work fast.

 

[FSTO]

My brother the famer is starting harvest within the next week. There is not enough storage on the farm or at the terminals. That grain has to move ASAP.

 

[Good2Golf]

Interesting that Canada (aka. Team Red), doesn’t even want to convene, let alone touch this. Maybe it’s because Mr. Orangey-BMW-Rolex-BrooksBrothers said he’ll oppose JT’s team if they don’t let the teamsters get what they want…

 

[Brad Sallows]

A rail outage will impose costs on many Canadians, some to the point of hardship and a few to the point of ruin. These costs will be disproportionate to whatever incremental gains might be enjoyed by workers as the result of successful (for them) job action. The NDP basically sh!ts out its credibility as "compassionate" when it takes inconsistent positions on protecting peoples' economic well-being, especially when one party to a dispute is so transparently a political ally (eg. unions).

 

[Fishbone Jones]

A rail outage will impose costs on many Canadians, some to the point of hardship and a few to the point of ruin. These costs will be disproportionate to whatever incremental gains might be enjoyed by workers as the result of successful (for them) job action. The NDP basically sh!ts out its credibility as "compassionate" when it takes inconsistent positions on protecting peoples' economic well-being, especially when one party to a dispute is so transparently a political ally (eg. unions).

Especially when their millionaire leader, with his watches and cars, hold those same people hostage so he can collect his pension.

 

[Colin Parkinson]

Let me see CAF in chaos, now the railroad, what could be the common link? It must be @Humphrey Bogart

 

[The Bread Guy]

Let me see CAF in chaos, now the railroad, what could be the common link? It must be @Humphrey Bogart

When will his oppression end, I tell ya ...

 

[Edward Campbell]

David Parkins, drawing in the Globe and Mail, suggests there's blame on both sides.

 

[Oldgateboatdriver]

My brother the famer is starting harvest within the next week. There is not enough storage on the farm or at the terminals. That grain has to move ASAP.

That's what happens when someone decided a while ago: "Nah! We don't need those storage silos anymore - the trains and ships run all year long".

 

[Oldgateboatdriver]

Interesting that Canada (aka. Team Red), doesn’t even want to convene, let alone touch this. Maybe it’s because Mr. Orangey-BMW-Rolex-BrooksBrothers said he’ll oppose JT’s team if they don’t let the teamsters get what they want…

My understanding is that the Teamsters got what they want, they just refuse to grant any of the employers demand in return.

 

[Good2Golf]

A real dick move, if true.

 

[FSTO]

That's what happens when someone decided a while ago: "Nah! We don't need those storage silos anymore - the trains and ships run all year long".

There’s quite a bit of storage on the farm. But it’s pretty expensive.

 

[Fishbone Jones]

Is this affecting passenger rail also, or just freight?

 

[Good2Golf]

Is this affecting passenger rail also, or just freight?

It could actually improve VIA’s in-time
Performance if the CN freight trains are idled.

 

[lenaitch]

It could actually improve VIA’s in-time
Performance if the CN freight trains are idled.

I don't fully understand all the players involved but media is saying that VIA (and GO as well as Montreal and Vancouver area heavy rail) that run on CP trackage will be affected, so possibly the Teamsters represent certain CP sectors like dispatchers but not those at CN. Dunno.

Strike or lockout would close down Via Rail's Sudbury to White River run

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. could be headed to a labour dispute this week.

www.thesudburystar.com

Rail strike would affect more than 32,000 commuters in Canada’s three biggest cities

Transit authorities say select commuter lines that run on CPKC tracks in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver would be impacted.

toronto.citynews.ca

My brother the famer is starting harvest within the next week. There is not enough storage on the farm or at the terminals. That grain has to move ASAP.

Add to that, a bridge on CN's only line to the Port of Thunder Bay collapsed last week.

Rail strike would affect more than 32,000 commuters in Canada’s three biggest cities

Transit authorities say select commuter lines that run on CPKC tracks in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver would be impacted.

toronto.citynews.ca

 

[Good2Golf]

Hmmm…I always recall being told that VIA was on CN lines, but maybe the reality is ‘it depends…’

 

[Rifleman62]

Anyone heard from the greatest leader yet on this subject or is in still in the air going to his next donut eating festival?

 

[The Bread Guy]

Anyone heard from the greatest leader yet on this subject or is in still in the air going to his next donut eating festival?

Latest as of yesterday from one of his minions ....

 

[Rifleman62]

Not the PM.