CP Rail, Union, Blame Each Other for Work Stoppage as Stakes Rise

CP Rail, Union, Blame Each Other for Work Stoppage as Stakes Rise
Canadian Pacific Railway locomotives are shunted around a marshalling yard in Calgary in a file photo. Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press
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A work stoppage at CP Rail that began on March 20 comes at a turbulent time when strained supply chains, high fuel prices, and the war in Ukraine are putting increasing pressure on the Canadian and world economies.

CP and the union Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) failed to reach a deal under federally-mediated negotiations before the March 20 deadline, after which both sides said they would initiate a work stoppage.

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