With labour negotiations at a standstill, a Canadian rail strike is likely to occur in late August, Canadian Pacific Kansas City CEO Keith Creel said Tuesday.
CPKC and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference are still talking but remain far apart on a new
contract, Creel said on the railway’s second quarter earnings call.
The Canadian Industrial Relations Board has said it will release a decision by August 9 on what
commodities are vital to health and safety and must keep moving during a work stoppage.
Members of the TCRC, which represents engineers and conductors on CPKC and Canadian
National, have voted to authorize a strike that could begin with 72 hours notice once the CIRB
decision is issued.
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