TORONTO, Canada (WRN) — Two major Canadian railways that serve Wisconsin have stopped operations during a labor dispute.
Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Kansas City Southern locked out union workers this week ahead of a possible strike by the Teamsters. Management claims the move prevents a later strike by the Union during the busier fall shipping season.
The Teamsters say the freight carriers have refused to improve work conditions for employees or offer more sick days. Nine thousand workers are affected, along with wide swaths of the agriculture, manufacturing and industrial sectors.
Canadian National railways cross Barron, Chippewa, Dunn, Douglas, Rusk, Sawyer, St. Croix and Washburn counties.
