Railway activity continues as normal in Canada

28-Aug-2024 03:10 PM

Ottawa. The announcement of strike by railway workers in two major sections of Canada had increased the anxiety and restlessness of agricultural producers and exporters and created an atmosphere of uncertainty, but now its activity is back on track.

The Industrial Labor Relations Board decided to order the operation of the national rail service, which became effective from 12-01 am on the night of 26 August 2024.

Representatives of the rail union have said that they will follow this order but at the same time it has also indicated that this decision can be challenged legally.

In fact, the union has said that the Central Labor Minister of Canada does not have the right to give such an order without passing a law in Parliament, so it can be challenged in the court. This matter is for later, but the strike of railway workers has been stopped in the immediate term.

A meeting of representatives of the railway and the union is going to be held with the Industrial Labor Relations Board of Canada on August 29, in which the implementation of the arbitration process will be discussed.

In fact, the harvesting of winter-spring crops has already begun in Canada and the pace of its export is likely to increase soon.

At such a time, if the railway union strikes, then the export shipment of agricultural products including wheat,

canola, lentils and peas from Canada would definitely be adversely affected. The government was aware of this, so it issued an order to stop the strike.