Concern, frustration grows as CPKC, CN rail labour dispute continues – National [Video]

A national grain growers association estimated the railway labour dispute is costing farmers between $40 million and $50 million a day. A city councillor says the stoppage has disrupted the daily lives of residents.

“We’re going to have to talk to our banks and talk to our creditors and say, ‘Hey, you know what I thought I could do? I can no longer do it,’” Grain Growers of Canada Chair Andre Harpe told Global News.

“It’s not been a pleasant experience for anyone,” Maple Ridge, B.C. councillor Ahmed Yousef said.

Concern and frustration continues to grow as Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) trains aren’t running and with Teamsters at the other country-wide railway, Canadian National, set to strike on Monday.

Labour Minister Steve MacKinnon previously said he will impose final, binding arbitration to end the dispute and to “secure industrial peace”. The Canada Industrial Relations Board, a mediating agency, could issue a decision as soon as Saturday.

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