# CP's signal maintainers ratify three-year deal - Grainews

> Canadian Pacific signal maintainers represented by IBEW ratified a three-year deal by 78 per cent, ending the labour dispute that halted operations in late May. The deal followed a 33-hour work stoppage and tentative agreements reached with federal mediators.

- Date: 2018-07-05 · published 2018-07-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64055-cp-s-signal-maintainers-ratify-three-year-deal-grainews
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Settled labour removes the near-term risk of rail disruption for Canadian grain and feed shipments, so there is little upward pressure on freight or feed prices from this story.

## Read by commodity

- BARGE: neutral

## Sources

- grainews.ca: https://www.grainews.ca/daily/cps-signal-maintainers-ratify-three-year-deal/

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