News / Rail networks act as Canadian union warns strike begins on Thursday

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A rail strike in Canada seems imminent: the TCRC union and railways Canadian National (CN) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) continue to butt heads as time runs out for an agreement to be reached.  

On 9 August, the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) ruled that none of the services provided by the railways is legally defined as ’essential’, but rendered a 13-day cooling off period before a strike could commence.  

But yesterday, the TCRC served notice that its members ...