OTTAWA — Tuesday marks one full week of a strike about 3,200 workers at the Canadian National Railway Company. Here are five things to know about the freight rail industry in Canada, CN’s role in it, and why the strike is causing such alarm. Canadian National Railway Company, known as CN Rail, owns 52.8 per cent of the track, with the next largest owner being Canadian Pacific with 30.7 per cent. While the rail companies move goods within Canada, rail is also how most of Canada’s products reach overseas markets — they are first carried by train to the nation’s ports. 4) The striking workers are asking for improvements in several areasThe striking workers are represented by Teamsters Canada.

Source: National Post November 26, 2019 09:00 UTC