OTTAWA — The federal government will have 'more to say shortly' on what it's doing to resolve a lockout at Canada's two biggest rail companies, says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Canadian National Railway Co. and Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd.
OTTAWA — The federal government will have "more to say shortly" on what it's doing to resolve a lockout at Canada's two biggest rail companies, says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Business groups have urged the government to step in with binding arbitration or back-to-work legislation, warning that the shutdown will have massive economic consequences. CN and CPKC locked out their workers because they expect the Liberals to "swoop in to help the corporation and hurt the workers with binding arbitration or back-to-work legislation," he said.
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