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8/15/2024
The Surface Transportation Board is monitoring the potential impacts a rail labor strike in Canada could have on the U.S. rail network and supply chain. A strike could begin as early as Aug. 22.
The board is aware that embargoes related to the potential strike have been issued and that the scope of the embargoes could expand in the coming days, STB officials said in a press release.
"Rail carriers, shippers and other stakeholders that experience rail service disruptions related to the potential rail strike are encouraged to contact the board’s Rail Customer and Public Assistance program," they said.
Norfolk Southern Railway earlier this week notified customers that it has issued an embargo on transporting certain hazardous materials to and from CN and Canadian Pacific Kansas City due to a potential strike by the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) against those two Class Is in Canada.
CN and CPKC reportedly have begun halting shipments of certain goods in preparation for a possible shutdown as a bargaining deadline with TCRC approaches.