CN Strike Triggers Layoffs in Halifax as Rail Activity Hits the Brakes

CN Strike Triggers Layoffs in Halifax as Rail Activity Hits the Brakes
Farmers park their tractors in protest outside the Canadian National Railway headquarters in Montreal on Nov. 22, 2019. The Canadian Press/Ryan Remiorz
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MONTREAL—The ongoing CN strike has cost scores of Halifax rail workers their jobs, at least for now, as the labour stoppage continues to impact shipping across the country, the union representing the employees said Nov.23.

More than 250 staff at Canadian National Railway Co.’s Autoport terminal, which handles cars shipped in and out of Canada, recently received layoff notices, but CN later rescinded the notices for 180 employees, according to Unifor.