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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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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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Ordering the rail workers back was the right thing to do
Daniel Schwanen
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Apparent cyberattack leaves Seattle airport facing major internet outages
FILE Ñ Planes on the tarmac at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in SeaTac, Wa., Jan. 8, 2024. The Federal Aviation Administration said on Wednesday, Aug. 21, that it had asked the Justice Department to consider bringing criminal charges in 43 serious and dangerous incidents from the past year involving unruly passengers aboard flight planes. (M. Scott Brauer/The New York Times)
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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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Panama Canal expects to be ready for next drought, authority says
A cargo ship sails at the Panama Canal, in Panama, on August 12, 2024. Next August 15 the Panama Canal celebrates its 110th inauguration anniversary. (Photo by ARNULFO FRANCO / AFP) (Photo by ARNULFO FRANCO/AFP via Getty Images)
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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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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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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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Rail industry awaits labour board decision amid dispute
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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Has Toronto traffic wreaked havoc on your commute? The Globe wants to hear about it
Traffic heading north on Lower Jarvis St. to the westbound Gardiner Expressway on ramp is backed up from Queens Quay East on Sept 27, 2023. (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)
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Platts to launch oil freight assessment for ships moving between Vancouver and U.S. West Coast
FILE PHOTO: A drone view of three berths able to load vessels with oil is seen after their construction at Westridge Marine Terminal, the terminus of the Canadian government-owned Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, April 26, 2024. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
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Union issues new strike threats as railways await word on arbitration
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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Rail lockout affected tens of thousands of passengers on commuter rail lines in three cities
Commuters arrive at Union Station on a GO Train as a national rail shutdown causes delays, after employees were locked out by both major Canadian railways after a deadlock in contract negotiations, in Toronto, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paige Taylor White
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The trains have stopped. An economic and public health crisis is now brewing
Bob Masterson
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