The federal government has forced the ongoing labour dispute between some 93 hundred workers and CN and CPKC to arbitration.
Earlier today (Thursday), Federal Minister of Labour Steve Mackinnon announced that the two sides will be forced to sit down to hash out their differences, as warnings from officials across the country rang out, worried that an extended strike would cripple the Canadian economy.
Despite the two sides being forced into arbitration, there are no guarantees that an agreement will be signed anytime soon.
It’s believed that the work stoppage is blocking approximately $1 billion in goods from freely moving to regions across the country.
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