# Rail strike looms as CN, CPKC workers take action to a vote - Grainews

> Members of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference are voting on a possible strike at CN and CPKC, with the vote running April 8 to May 1 and a earliest legal strike date of May 22. The Western Grain Elevator Association warns a stoppage would be near-absolute for bulk grain movement. Grain sales were already flatlined by rail car shortages.

- Date: 2024-04-18 · published 2024-04-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Canada · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/30759-rail-strike-looms-as-cn-cpkc-workers-take-action-to-a-vote-grainews
- 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 stoppage at both major Canadian railways would be a double blow to grain logistics, likely widening Canadian export basis and supporting feed grain prices in export markets.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2019-11-19 | [Grain shippers worried as CN Rail workers strike  \| Globalnews.ca](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56081-grain-shippers-worried-as-cn-rail-workers-strike-globalnews-ca.md) | +1.1% | -0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2020-10-02 | [CN Rail Workers Strike \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50667-cn-rail-workers-strike-feed-and-grain.md) | +1.9% | +3.6% |
| WHEAT | 2024-03-25 | [Canadian rail workers vote to launch strike: Correction \| Latest Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31236-canadian-rail-workers-vote-to-launch-strike-correction-latest-market-news.md) | -0.6% | +1.9% |
| WHEAT | 2019-12-20 | [Grain backlog still looms large as CN Rail returns to normal service after strike  \| Globalnews.ca](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55604-grain-backlog-still-looms-large-as-cn-rail-returns-to-normal-service-after.md) | +0.3% | +2.3% |
| WHEAT | 2024-07-09 | [Rail workers, grain growers await CIRB decision on potential strike – Brandon Sun](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29278-rail-workers-grain-growers-await-cirb-decision-on-potential-strike-brandon-sun.md) | -4.0% | -2.8% |

## Sources

- grainews.ca: https://www.grainews.ca/daily/rail-strike-looms-as-cn-cpkc-workers-take-action-to-a-vote/

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