Abby Caplan

Canada Industrial Relations Board has told Teamsters Canada members at railroads Canadian Pacific Kansas City & Canadian National to return to work and ordered binding arbitration, stopping the planned Monday strike at #CN. #TCRC said it will appeal. #CPKC #strike #fright #CIRB

The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference this morning served a strike notice on Canadian National, meaning they may strike at 10am ET on 26 August. The union had not previously issued a strike notice to CN in relation to yesterday’s work stoppage. #CN #TCRC #rail #strike #freight

RT @CNRailway: CN Ends Lock Out and Initiates Recovery Plan Learn more: https://t.co/tETSraHZHm https://t.co/flnymsqi64

RT @CPKCrail: CPKC prepares to restart railway operations, awaits CIRB order: https://t.co/EIe23QQbD9 https://t.co/bCBm7xGW4Z

Canada rail strike ends by forced arbitration: Update https://t.co/X047uYGjg8 #rail #strike #Freight

RT @stevenmackinnon: My update on the rail labour disputes between the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference, Canadian Pacific Kansas City and C…

Canada rail strike stopped by forced arbitration https://t.co/27Gt58Fmf3 #rail #strike #freight

Canadian minister of labour Steven MacKinnon just announced the government ordered Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Kansas City to resume rail operations, ordering carriers and the Teamsters to binding arbitration. #CN #CPKC #strike #freight

Work stoppage begins at Canadian railroads https://t.co/Y6774TIEbb

Teamsters Canada Rail Conference, Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Kansas City all confirm that work stoppages have begun. No rail freight is moving internally in Canada or to/from the US until this is resolved. #CN #CPKC #strike #freight

RT @ArgusMedia: 🇨🇦 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆: A strike by workers from the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference would cause widespread disruptions to commodit…

President Joe Biden is expected to nominate US Surface Transportation Board member Robert Primus to be chairman of the railroad regulatory agency. Current chair Martin Oberman retires today. #freight #railroad

Teamsters Canada members at CN and CPKC have voted to strike as soon as 22 May if a new contract is not negotiated. #freight #railroad https://t.co/TJvNF4bhcf

New US rule may let some shippers swap railroads because of poor service. #freight #railroad Here's my article: https://t.co/KzqelS95O1

The US Surface Transportation Board today adopted a rule - aka reciprocal switching - that would allow some shippers to switch #railroads in cases of poor service. #STB would consider arrival time, transit time, and first-mile and last-mile service. #railroad #freight

US Surface Transportation Board (STB) chairman Martin Oberman said today that he will retire on 10 May after a single 5-year term. A replacement has not been named though vice chair Karen Hedlund will likely be in charge for now. #freight #railroad #stb

The US Surface Transportation Board today issued a rule allowing the agency to act faster and, on its own initiative, establish emergency service when rail performance deteriorates severely. #railroad #freight #stb https://t.co/0Upd7oXSts