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TCRC signals progress in talks to end strike at CN

(Source: Reuters, November 26, 2019) MONTREAL — Teamsters Canada said on Tuesday that there had been progress in negotiations with the Canadian National Railway Co to end a week-long strike that has severed supply chains across the country. There has been “progress at the table,” Teamsters spokesman Chris Monette said, adding that there could be…

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Coal: Is this the beginning of the end?

(Source: BBC News, November 25, 2019) LONDON — The fuel that powered the industrial revolution may be in decline at last. This year looks set to see the largest fall in electricity production from coal on record, according to a new report. The reduction is estimated to be more than the power generated from coal…

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TCRC says no progress in talks with CN

(Source: Reuters, November 25, 2019) TORONTO — Labor union Teamsters Canada said on Monday it has made no progress in reaching an agreement with Canadian National Railway Co, the country’s biggest railroad. Full story: Reuters Monday, November 25, 2019

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What the media misses about national rail strike by CN train crews and yard workers

(Source: www.rabble.ca, November 24, 2019) CALGARY — Here in Alberta, what news coverage there has been about the strike for safer working conditions by Canadian National Railway train crews and rail yard workers has focused on the increasingly agitated calls by Conservative politicians for punitive back-to-work legislation. There is very little reporting on the issues…

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Freight rail seeks ways to stay afloat amid sinking rail volumes

(Source: Freight Waves, November 24, 2019) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — As the freight rail industry looks ahead to 2020, the leaders of several Class I railroads and railroad lessors said a return to volume growth isn’t likely to appear until the second half of next year. Full story: Freight Waves Monday, November 25, 2019

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