QUOTE:
Members of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) have authorized strikes against Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Kansas City, the union announced Wednesday.
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 federal mediation period that began Wednesday.
...
Full article: [
www.freightwaves.com]