Canada moves to end rail shutdown quickly; CN workers to return to work


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  • Thursday, 22 Aug 2024

A drone view shows CN MacMillan Yard in Vaughan, 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. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio

OTTAWA (Reuters) -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.

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