MONTREAL/WINNIPEG, Nov 19 (Reuters) – Thousands of unionized Canadian National Railway workers on Tuesday held their first strike in a decade, which is set to disrupt grain and oil transportation and put pressure on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government. About 3,000 workers, including conductors and yardmen from CN Rail, the country’s largest railroad operator, hit picket lines, after both parties failed to resolve contract issues at a time of softening demand for freight service. “We’ve made no progress with the company,” Teamsters Canada spokesman Christopher Monette said. …read more
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