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Canada Appoints Mediator to Solve CN Rail Strike
A strike by Canadian National Railway workers stretching into its second week has Canadian federal officials concerned and the federal government has appointed a mediator to try to solve the dispute, Bloomberg reported.
Labor minister Jean-Pierre Blackburn asked Elizabeth MacPherson, the government’s top labor mediator, to meet with both sides, Bloomberg reported, citing a Canadian Press report Tuesday.Workers at CN, Canada’s largest railroad, went on strike Feb. 10 following a three-year contract that ended Dec. 31 and was not renewed. Managers have since replaced the workers to keep trains running, Bloomberg reported.In 2005, about $66 billion worth of auto parts and other freight crossed the U.S.-Canadian border by rail, Bloomberg said.