# Canadian Rail Labor Dispute Talks Restart; CN Revises Offer - TT

> Canadian National made a revised offer to the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference on May 16, and talks at Canadian Pacific Kansas City restarted May 17 with federal mediators. Union members at both railways authorized a strike, covering a combined 9,300 employees.

- Date: 2024-05-20 · published 2024-05-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Canada · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/30274-canadian-rail-labor-dispute-talks-restart-cn-revises-offer-tt
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Simultaneous rail strikes at both major Canadian railways would gridlock grain and freight movements and raise trucking rates. Progress toward a settlement reduces that risk for export grain and feed flows.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2023-08-05 | [British Columbia port workers ratify contract offer, ending Canada labor dispute \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34608-british-columbia-port-workers-ratify-contract-offer-ending-canada-labor-dispute.md) | +0.5% | -6.9% |
| WHEAT | 2025-04-02 | [Canadian Rail Dispute Could Threaten North American Supply Chain - News - Tinsh](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25143-canadian-rail-dispute-could-threaten-north-american-supply-chain-news-tinsh.md) | -0.8% | +1.9% |
| WHEAT | 2022-03-22 | [Canadian Pacific Railway labor strike ends after two days \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42317-canadian-pacific-railway-labor-strike-ends-after-two-days-s-and-p-global.md) | +2.0% | -9.1% |
| WHEAT | 2025-04-03 | [No deal, so long-running Canadian port dispute forced into arbitration - The Loadstar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25145-no-deal-so-long-running-canadian-port-dispute-forced-into-arbitration-the.md) | -0.6% | +2.0% |
| WHEAT | 2017-01-11 | [Labor dispute at top Swedish port intensifies \| Journal of Commerce](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73008-labor-dispute-at-top-swedish-port-intensifies-journal-of-commerce.md) | +0.6% | +4.9% |

## Sources

- ttnews.com: https://www.ttnews.com/articles/cpkc-union-labor

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