CPKC rail strike ends in binding arbitration, returning 20,000 route miles to shippers

Summary

CPKC and the union representing its signals and communications employees agreed to binding arbitration on 21 August, ending a strike that had run since late May; workers were back on the network on 24 August. CPKC operates roughly 20,000 route miles across Canada, the US and Mexico, so the return removes a constraint as Panama Canal slot cuts push more Asian cargo toward North American landbridges. Wage terms remain open.