2024 Canada railway dispute
| 2024 Canada railway dispute | ||||
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| Date | Began August 22, 2024 | |||
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| Methods | Lockout by employers | |||
| Status | Back-to-work order to be challenged by union | |||
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The 2024 Canada railway dispute was a labour-business dispute between the Canadian National Railway Company (CN) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference that shut down the freight railway operations of both railway companies. The shutdown also included passenger trains operating on CPKC tracks, but not passenger trains running on CN tracks. The shutdown began on August 22, when CN and CPKC locked out over 9,300 employees.
The Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) ordered trains to resume operation on August 26; however, on August 29, the Teamsters Canada union filed an appeal to reverse the order and restore their right to strike. This was the first time there was a simultaneous shutdown of both major Canadian railways. It was also the first time Teamsters Canada workers had a lockout; however, the union intended to strike if there was no settlement or no lockout in effect.