The situation surrounding the nation-wide rail shutdown is evolving quickly as the Canadian government rushes to get workers back on the job and trains running again. Canada’s two largest freight railroads came to a standstill on Aug. 21 after negotiations with workers broke down. The Canadian National Railway (CN) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) locked out 9,300 employees after failing to reach an agreement. At the same time, CPKC workers went on strike. The railroad companies and the Teamsters union, which represents close to 10,000 CN and CPKC workers, are blaming one another for the work stoppage. After government…
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