Shippers and producers are holding their breath ahead of possible strike by thousands of rail workers this month that would halt freight traffic, clog ports and disrupt industries. A shipping container is loaded onto a container ship in the Port of Montreal, Tuesday, Sept.19, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi

Uncertainty hangs over rail industry as shippers fret over potential strike

by The Canadian Press August 6, 2024

written by The Canadian Press August 6, 2024

Shippers and producers held their breath ahead of a possible strike by thousands of railworkers this month that would halt freight traffic, clog ports and disrupt industries. “The railways are two ribbons that go east to west, and there’s not much alternative if you cut those two ribbons,” said John...

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