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

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23 August 2024 at 4:28 am·1-min read

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.

Workers at Canadian National Railway will begin returning to work on Friday, the Teamsters union said, hours after the Canadian government moved to end an unprecedented rail stoppage.

The union said the work stoppage at Canadian Pacific Kansas City would continue pending an order from the Canadian Industrial Relations Board (CIRB). The union and company officials are scheduled to meet with the board on Friday morning.

Canada's top two railroads, Canadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific Kansas City had locked out more than 9,000 unionized workers earlier on Thursday, triggering a simultaneous rail stoppage that business groups said could inflict hundreds of millions of dollars in economic damage.

The Canadian government on Thursday announced that it would ask the country's industrial relations board to issue a back-to-work order that should come soon.

The CIRB, which is independent, will now consult the companies and unions before issuing an order.

The sides blamed each other for the stoppage after multiple rounds of talks failed to yield a deal.

Business groups and companies had demanded the government act.

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