Canada Rail Strike Ends as CN Rail, Union Get Tentative Deal
- Teamsters walked off job Nov. 19 over working conditions
- Walkout was poised to hit growth as oil, grain cargoes stalled
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A week-long rail strike that halted shipments of oil, grains and potash across Canada, threatening to take a multibillion-dollar bite out of the economy, is over.
The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference union said it reached a tentative deal with Canadian National Railway Co. and normal operations will resume at 6 a.m. on Wednesday. About 3,200 conductors and railyard workers walked off the job Nov. 19 over issues such as working conditions and drug benefits.