CALGARY -- A chronic shortage of truck drivers across Canada is compounding concerns about the impact of a strike at Canadian National Railway Co., says the Forest Products Association of Canada.
The forest industry supplies about 10 per cent of the tonnage transported on Canada's railway system, he said, adding his industry is already reeling from a downturn that has resulted in several mill shutdowns and hundreds of layoffs in British Columbia. Conductors, trainpersons and yard workers took to the picket lines Tuesday, halting freight trains across the country.
"We simply cannot afford to have half our rail capacity out of commission during peak shipping season -- the government needs to act now to restore rail service and limit the impact on Canadian farmers, processors and exporters and their customers around the world."
Why is the strike happening? Are there unsafe working conditions the public should know about? Could we hear from some of the striking workers?
Hey, you 'bears' and 'hoggers'; just work to rule. If you are still using the U.C.O.R., you have something like 647 +/- rules to use.
Housing becomes a stand still, greedy real estate agents get laid off losing everything they own bahahaha