By Allison Lampert and Rod Nickel
By Allison Lampert and Rod Nickel
MONTREAL/WINNIPEG, Nov 20 (Reuters) – Talks to finish a strike by 1000’s of staff at Canada’s largest railroad, Canadian Nationwide Railway Co CNR.TO, continued on Wednesday, as industrial vegetation slowed output of merchandise minimize off from their markets.
About 3,000 unionized staff, together with conductors and yardmen, hit picket traces on Tuesday after talks with administration didn’t resolve contract points amid softening demand for freight service. Negotiations in Montreal had been “ongoing,” Teamsters union spokesman Christopher Monette mentioned.
The union’s issues middle on fatigue, security and making certain that staff’ breaks aren’t decreased.
Canada, one of many world’s largest exporters of farm merchandise, depends on CN and Canadian Pacific Railway CP.TO to maneuver crops, potash, coal and manufactured items to ports and the US.
In a letter to workers on Wednesday that was seen by Reuters, CN denied…