Canada moves to end railway lockouts, union says some workers to return

Canadian National Railway workers will start returning to work Friday, the Teamsters union said, a day after Ottawa announced it would ask the country’s industrial relations board to issue a back-to-work order after the two main railroads locked out more than 9,000 unionized workers on Thursday. The lockout triggered a rail stoppage that business groups said could cost millions of dollars. 

Aug 24, 2024 - 06:00
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Canada moves to end railway lockouts, union says some workers to return
Canadian National Railway workers will start returning to work Friday, the Teamsters union said, a day after Ottawa announced it would ask the country’s industrial relations board to issue a back-to-work order after the two main railroads locked out more than 9,000 unionized workers on Thursday. The lockout triggered a rail stoppage that business groups said could cost millions of dollars.