News / Rail strike looming in Canada: it will come 'at the worst possible time'

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Canadian rail workers union, the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC), has called for strike action “at the worst possible time”, following after five months of discussion with the rail operator employers. 

If a deal cannot be reached between the TCRC and Canadian National Railway (CN) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) by 22 May, operators and dispatchers across the country will strike. 

CPKC president and CEO Keith Creel said in an earnings call last week: “It’s certainly not going to come at ...