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CN, CPKC prepare to restart railways after Ottawa steps in to end stoppage
OTTAWA — Canada’s two biggest railways say they’re preparing to get trains back on track after Ottawa intervened to end an unprecedented labour impasse that disrupted business across the country and cancelled commutes for thousands.
Canadian National Railway Co., in a statement Thursday, said it has ended the lockout of workers that began earlier in the day.
The move came shortly after Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon said he has asked the Canada Industrial Relations Board to impose binding arbitration to end the dispute and get the trains running.
CN said while it’s still waiting for the formal order from the board, “the company is making this decision (to do so now) to expedite the recovery of the economy.”