Benchmark
Canada’s Railways Lock Out Unionized Workers, Snarling Trade
- CN, CP shutdown will have ripple effects across North America
- Ports and businesses from carmakers to forestry depend on rail
This article is for subscribers only.
Supply Lines is a daily newsletter that tracks global trade. Sign up here.
Canada’s two biggest railways shut down early Thursday after talks with union leaders failed, immediately blocking arteries of North American supply chains that carry about C$1 billion ($740 million) per day in trade.