Negotiations for a new collective agreement for railway workers have been at a standstill for several weeks. If they are not resolved by Thursday, August 22, the two largest carriers, CN and CPKC, are threatening employees with a lockout – the temporary closure of a company, decided by the employer, which then no longer pays wages. But this potential transportation freeze would have enormous economic repercussions for the region.
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In Canada, the threat of a complete paralysis of the rail network weighs on the economy
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