# Possible dual railway strike looms as contract negotiations remain stalled - RealAgriculture

> The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference is holding a strike vote covering more than 9,000 CN and CPKC workers, with voting running April 8 to May 1. If a mandate is granted, a strike could start no earlier than May 22. Both sides report little progress in talks on contracts that expired in December 2023.

- Date: 2024-04-26 · published 2024-04-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Canada · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/30758-possible-dual-railway-strike-looms-as-contract-negotiations-remain-stalled
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

A simultaneous stoppage at both Canadian railways would halt most bulk grain movement from the Prairies to export ports, tightening origin basis and delaying deliveries, which supports prices for Canadian-linked grain and feed.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲
- CANMEAL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2024-06-12 | [Update on possible dual rail strike at CN and CPKC: Union planning second strike vote - RealAgriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29790-update-on-possible-dual-rail-strike-at-cn-and-cpkc-union-planning-second-strike.md) | -2.1% | -3.3% |
| WHEAT | 2018-05-30 | [CP Rail train crews go on strike as contract negotiations fail, talks continue - The Globe and Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65032-cp-rail-train-crews-go-on-strike-as-contract-negotiations-fail-talks-continue.md) | -0.6% | -2.8% |
| WHEAT | 2023-04-27 | [Canada: Agriculture concerned as strike continues](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36425-canada-agriculture-concerned-as-strike-continues.md) | +1.1% | -2.6% |
| WHEAT | 2022-10-12 | [Possible Rail Strike Complicates Northern Plains Grain Movement \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39149-possible-rail-strike-complicates-northern-plains-grain-movement-red-river-farm.md) | +3.6% | +4.6% |
| WHEAT | 2024-04-18 | [Rail strike looms as CN, CPKC workers take action to a vote - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30759-rail-strike-looms-as-cn-cpkc-workers-take-action-to-a-vote-grainews.md) | +0.5% | +2.4% |

## Sources

- realagriculture.com: https://www.realagriculture.com/2024/04/possible-dual-railway-strike-looms-as-contract-negotiations-remain-stalled/

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