Canada Introduces Law to Force CP Rail Strikers Back to Work
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Canadian Labor Minister Kellie Leitch introduced legislation aimed at ending a two-day-old strike by Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. locomotive engineers and conductors, saying the walkout could have “lasting effects” on businesses across the country.
A disruption of rail services will lead to job losses and pose a “great risk” to the Canadian economy, Leitch told lawmakers in Ottawa on Monday. Every week of the dispute will probably curb gross domestic product by about C$205 million ($164 million), the minister said, without specifying the basis of her estimate.