"Conductors, trainperson and yard workers at Canadian National Railway are now officially on strike," the union said in a tweet. The union had issued a 72-hour strike action notice period to the company on Saturday after the talks reached a stalemate, setting the momentum for the first strike at Canadian National in a decade. Teamsters Canada spokesman Christopher Monette had said on Monday the strike comes because workers are "hitting a wall on issues related to health and safety". The labour union's Facebook account also shared pictures of dozens of CN workers carrying placards in support of the strike on the streets of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. CN workers voted in favour of a strike in September after negotiations failed to produce a contract.

Source: bd News24 November 19, 2019 08:37 UTC