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Bloomberg, November 25, 2019 Workers are receiving lay-off notices and chemical companies face shutdowns as the effects of Canada’s largest rail strike in a decade ripples through the economy. MONTREAL, QUEBEC – The strike by about 3,200 conductors and railyard operators at Canadian National Railway Co. is entering its seventh day on Monday, disrupting cargoes of everything from wheat to propane. In …

PortandTerminal.com, November 19, 2019 More than 3,000 CN workers on strike, shutting down Canada’s biggest rail network. Striking rail workers say work-life balance and safety issues are key concerns of the labour dispute MONTREAL, QUEBEC – More than 3,000 Canadian National Railway Co. train operators went on strike just past midnight on Tuesday morning, shutting down Canada’s largest rail network. …