CN and CPKC set to lock out 9,300 workers at Canada’s two main railroads as 12:01am Thursday strike deadline looms
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9,300 engineers, conductors, yard workers, and rail controllers at Canadian National (CN) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) are set to strike at 12:01am on August 22, 2024; workers demand an end to dangerous working conditions and oppose concessions from railroads; Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) issued a 72-hour strike notice but has not provided a strategy to resist concessions; corporate Canada calls for government intervention to criminalize the strike; Trudeau government has a history of suppressing workers' rights; CN and CPKC's demands include extending workdays and changing pay structures; TCRC president Paul Boucher criticizes CN's demands as regressive; the Biden administration is monitoring the situation due to potential economic impacts; workers are urged to form rank-and-file committees to organize resistance.

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https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/08/22/ohpg-a22.html 

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