Canadian rail transport has reached a tentative four - year contract deal with the western Canada union , ending a strike that halted rail operations . As a major shipper of grain , crude oil , fracking , as well as forest and mining products , a potentially Canadian Pacific strike would have dealt a significant blow to the country ’s economy . Details of the agreement were withheld while union officials ratify the agreement .
Canadian Pacific Railway has reached a tentative four-year contract deal with the Teamsters Canada union, ending a strike that halted rail operations. As a major shipper of grain, crude oil, fracking sand as well as forest and mining products, a prolonged Canadian Pacific strike would have dealt a significant blow to the country’s economy. Details of the agreement were withheld while union members ratify the deal.