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In history of Canadian rail shutdowns, echoes of some current sticking points
The shutdown at Canada's two major railways last week was not the first time a simultaneous work stoppage has brought trains to a halt. Locked-out Canadian National Rail workers stand at a picket line as locomotives are moved by management at CN Rail's Thornton Yard, in Surrey, B.C., Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Indian port workers call off strike, agree to new wage deal
FILE PHOTO: A fisherman prepares to cast his fishing net in the waters of the Vembanad lake as a container ship is seen docked in the background, at a port in Vallarpadam, in the southern Indian city of Kochi February 11, 2014./File Photo
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Air Canada offers rebooking flexibility for flights around possible strike date
Grounded Air Canada planes sit on the tarmac at Pearson International Airport during in Toronto on Wednesday, April 28, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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Morning Update: The labour dispute that derailed Canada’s trains
Members of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference hold signs during a picket at the CPKC Kinnear Yard in Hamilton, Ont., Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Peter Power
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Unions still bargaining with intensity – and securing wins – even as inflation tapers
Locked out CPKC workers stand as they stop some trucks for five minutes before letting them enter the CPKC Vaughan yard, near Toronto, after Canadian National Railway (CN) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) locked out workers following unsuccessful negotiation attempts with a major labor union, in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada August 22, 2024 in a drone photo. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio
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Ordering the rail workers back was the right thing to do
Daniel Schwanen
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McGill law professors launch unlimited strike on first week of classes
McGill University law professors strike outside the law faculty in Montreal, Monday, Aug. 26, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
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U.S. railroads cancel embargoes after Canadian work stoppage ends
Railcars and locomotives sit idle at the CPKC railyard in Calgary, Alta., Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024.Traffic at Canada's two largest railways is slated to resume Monday as the work stoppage is set to end. Canadian National Railway Co. and Canadian Pacific Kansas City shut down lines last Thursday in metropolitan areas, effectively locking out railway workers.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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GO Transit, Exo operations affected by railway dispute resume service
A GO Transit train sits parked at the Niagara Falls Train Station, August 26, 2022. Thousands of Ontario riders will return to their normal commute this morning as a train line and station are set to resume service with the work stoppage by Canada's two major railways coming to an end. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tara Walton
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McGill University law professors set to strike with classes about to resume
McGill University is seen Friday, October 13, 2023 in Montreal. Researchers at McGill University have published a study showing that outdoor ultrafine particles are linked to the deaths of an estimated 1,100 people per year in Canada’s two biggest cities. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
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GO Transit operations affected by railway dispute to resume service Monday, Metrolinx says
Commuters exit and board a GO Train at the West Harbour GO station in Hamilton, Ont., Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. The agency responsible for Ontario’s GO Transit system says the commuter line and train station disrupted by the railway labour dispute will resume service on Monday as the work stoppage by Canada's two major railways comes to an end. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Peter Power
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It’s time to consider nationalizing Canada’s railways
Taylor C. Noakes
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Railways work to resume full service after labour board’s binding arbitration
Railcars with containers sit idle after a strike by railway workers on August 23, 2024, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Freight rail operations resumed across Canada on August 22, after federal intervention to end a disruption triggered by labor disputes at the country's two main operators, Canadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific Kansas City. Canadian Labor Minister Steven MacKinnon ordered current collective agreements extended and "operations on both railways to resume forthwith." (Photo by Don MacKinnon / AFP) (Photo by DON MACKINNON/AFP via Getty Images)
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Montreal commuter lines halted by rail shutdown to run again starting Monday: Exo
<p>An empty commuter station is seen Friday, August 23, 2024 in Montreal. Greater Montreal's Exo transit system says commuter lines will start to run again on Monday morning as the work stoppage by Canada's two major railways comes to an end.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz</p>
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Canadian rail decision is a win for federally-regulated companies, union leader says
FILE PHOTO: Sonja Dodd chants with her fellow locked out CPKC employees at the CPKC Toronto yard, after Canadian National Railway (CN) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) locked out workers following unsuccessful negotiation attempts with the Teamsters union, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada August 22, 2024. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio/File Photo
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Rail shutdown ends, but aftershocks ripple amid drawn-out ramp-up
Train cars are seen on the tracks in an aerial view at Canadian National Rail's Thornton Yard as the Port Mann Bridge spans the Fraser River, in Surrey, B.C., on Thursday, August 22, 2024. The economic fallout of the country's rail shutdown is set to come into focus this week, as shippers and producers take stock of delays and losses. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Canada’s railway labour dispute, TD Bank sets aside additional $2.6-billion and Couche-Tard seeks to buy 7-Eleven: Must-read business and investing stories
Teamsters Canada Rail Conference members picket outside the CPKC headquarters in Calgary, Alta., Friday, Aug. 23, 2024.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Striking union workers at Lundin’s Caserones copper mine in Chile accept contract deal
A man passes the Lundin Group mining company booth during the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) annual convention in Toronto, Ontario, Canada March 4, 2019. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/ File Photo
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Federal labour board orders thousands of rail workers back to work, imposes binding arbitration
Francois Laporte, National President, Teamsters Canada, speaks to media as picketing rail workers gather at the CPKC headquarters in Calgary, Alta., Friday, Aug. 23, 2024.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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