# Judge Grants Temporary Restraining Order to Block Feb. 1 BNSF Worker Strike

> A federal judge granted BNSF Railway a temporary restraining order blocking unions representing about 17,000 workers from striking over a new attendance policy set for Feb. 1. The order expires Feb. 8. The unions had threatened to walk out, which would have disrupted freight rail movements of agricultural and industrial goods.

- Date: 2022-01-25 · published 2022-01-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43157-judge-grants-temporary-restraining-order-to-block-feb-1-bnsf-worker-strike
- 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

A rail strike would have hit grain and feed shipments across the US, so blocking it removes a near-term risk to rail-dependent feed ingredient supply and basis. Prices are unlikely to move sharply unless the dispute resumes after Feb. 8.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2022-01-25 | [BNSF files federal lawsuit to block unions from striking](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43162-bnsf-files-federal-lawsuit-to-block-unions-from-striking.md) | -2.1% | -0.8% |
| WHEAT | 2024-09-28 | [Vancouver grain workers reach tentative deal to end strike - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27885-vancouver-grain-workers-reach-tentative-deal-to-end-strike-agcanada.md) | +0.6% | -6.3% |
| WHEAT | 2024-01-04 | [Saskatchewan workers at grain handler Viterra set to strike \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32139-saskatchewan-workers-at-grain-handler-viterra-set-to-strike-reuters.md) | -1.7% | -1.9% |
| WHEAT | 2024-10-10 | [GrainCorp workers threaten to strike during expected bumper NSW harvest - ABC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27886-graincorp-workers-threaten-to-strike-during-expected-bumper-nsw-harvest-abc-news.md) | -0.5% | -1.3% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/blogs/market-matters-blog/blog-post/2022/01/25/judge-grants-temporary-restraining-1

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