News / Shipper fears resurface as Canadian rail workers renew vote for strike

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By Charlotte Goldstone

01/07/2024

Shippers are planning for supply chain disruption this month, after Canadian rail workers affiliated with the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) voted overwhelmingly to re-authorise strike action – and say they will walk out at the earliest opportunity.

The union announced over the weekend that 10,000 workers at rail operators CN and CPKC voted, with 98.6% in favour of strike authorisation. The vote result is valid for 60 days.

Strike action had previously been authorised for 22 May, but a government ...

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