Canadian Government Orders Arbitration to Resolve Freight Rail Dispute

Mandatory arbitration ends lockout affecting major freight railroads, averting significant economic disruption in Canada and the U.S.

Freight trains in Canada will resume operations after the government mandated arbitration in a labor dispute.
The dispute involved Canadian National and CPKC railroads and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference, representing nearly 10,000 workers.
The lockout had halted over $1 billion CAD of daily freight and affected 30,000 commuters.
Businesses in both Canada and the U.S. faced potential supply chain crises due to the stoppage.
Previous rail stoppages in Canada have typically lasted a few days, but the dual railroad shutdown magnified the impact this time.