# Teamsters Canada warns rail strike looms over pay, hours at CN, CPKC - FreightWaves

> The Teamsters union representing about 9,300 train conductors, engineers and yard workers warned of a possible strike at Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Kansas City after talks deadlocked over rest provisions and wages. The notice of dispute allows a strike or lockout within 81 days, around early May.

- Date: 2024-02-20 · published 2024-02-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Canada · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/31689-teamsters-canada-warns-rail-strike-looms-over-pay-hours-at-cn-cpkc-freightwaves
- Commodities: [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

A Canadian rail stoppage would disrupt grain and oilseed movements to ports, and buyers would likely pay more for prompt supplies and freight, supporting canola and grain prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- CANMEAL: bullish ▲
- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2023-08-18 | [Port-bound rail volumes approach prestrike levels in Canada - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34603-port-bound-rail-volumes-approach-prestrike-levels-in-canada-freightwaves.md) | -1.4% | -3.8% |
| 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% |
| WHEAT | 2023-04-26 | [Wheat farmers ask Canada to step in as strike threatens exports \| Air Freight News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36423-wheat-farmers-ask-canada-to-step-in-as-strike-threatens-exports-air-freight-news.md) | -0.1% | -2.5% |
| WHEAT | 2022-03-20 | [Canada's CP Rail shuts down railroad, workers strike \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42314-canada-s-cp-rail-shuts-down-railroad-workers-strike-reuters.md) | +15.8% | +5.9% |
| WHEAT | 2020-03-10 | [Rail blockades created huge tab for Canadian grain producers, industry says - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54139-rail-blockades-created-huge-tab-for-canadian-grain-producers-industry-says.md) | -4.8% | -5.7% |

## Sources

- freightwaves.com: https://www.freightwaves.com/news/teamsters-canada-warns-rail-strike-looms-over-pay-hours-at-cn-cpkc

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