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Union approves strikes against CN, CPKC in Canada (updated)By Trains Staff | May 1, 2024Railroads indicate sides remain far apart; strike could come as soon as May 22
Members of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference have authorized strikes against Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Kansas City, the union has announced today (May 1).
Some 93.3% of train and engine crews at CN returned ballots, with 97.6% voting in favor of a strike. At CPKC, 91.7% of train and engine crews returned ballots, with 99% authorizing a strike, while among members of the CPKC Rail Traffic Controllers unit, 96.6% returned ballots, with 95.3% in favor of a strike.
A strike could come as early as May 22, following the end of a mandatory 21-day period of federal mediation that began today.