[MSK]Canada Rail Strike Contingencies – Update Aug 20

As we earlier informed you, on August 18, 2024, the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference served a strike notice to Canadian Pacific Kansas City, stating its estimated 3,300 union-represented workers employed by the railroad will withdraw services effective 12:01 a.m. ET Thursday, August 22, 2024, unless they receive a new contract. In response, CPKC said it would lock out all union employees beginning Thursday.
Concurrently, the Canadian National Railway informed the union of its intent to lock out the roughly 6,000 represented workers employed by the railroad on Thursday unless the parties agreed on a new labor deal or the union agreed to binding arbitration.
We are now writing to give you an update.
We can confirm that we continue to accept bookings to and from Canada, including ocean, rail, truck, and air. As the situation remains ongoing and developing, we are in close contact with local officials and authorities as well as partners on the ground and continue the situation. We endeavor to keep you informed of developments that may occur that impact your supply chain with Maersk.
Considering concerns for our customers’ supply chains, Maersk has been reviewing contingency actions. We expect to share more information on this shortly.
For further information regarding the embargo schedule from CN can be found here, as well as here. For your ease, we suggest you bookmark this page, as it will assist in understanding when the embargo impacts your cargo.

Source: https://www.maersk.com/news/articles/2024/05/09/canada-rail-strike-contingencies

🔑 Key Point:

🚆 Strike Notice Issued: The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference issued a strike notice on August 18, 2024, impacting 3,300 workers at Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) starting August 22.
🔒 Lockout Threat: CPKC plans to lock out all union employees starting on the same date if a new contract isn’t reached.
🔗 Canadian National Railway (CN) Action: CN also intends to lock out 6,000 union workers on August 22 unless a labor deal is made or the union agrees to binding arbitration.
📦 Maersk Operations: Despite the strike threat, Maersk continues to accept bookings for transportation to and from Canada and is closely monitoring the situation.
📅 Embargo Information: Maersk advises customers to stay informed by checking embargo schedules from CN, which could affect cargo movement.