The Teamsters could strike or be locked out by CN and CPKC as early as Thursday.
THUNDER BAY — If Canada's railways are shut down by a strike or lockout this week, the impact on the Port of Thunder Bay will be significant.
On Sunday night, the Teamsters union announced its members will walk off the job Thursday at CN Rail and Canadian Pacific Kansas City unless the parties reach a new collective agreement. "We're really hopeful that the parties will make every effort to avoid either a strike or lockout," Heikkinen said. "In a few weeks we'll be heading into what we call the grain rush. Usually, sometime in September is when things really start picking up. So, definitely, it's an important time in the shipping season. We have a finite shipping season."
The Chamber of Marine Commerce, a bi-national association representing marine industry stakeholders in Canada and the U.S., issued a statement Monday expressing concern about the effect of any railway work stoppage.
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