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Rail strike in Canada may disrupt major industries across North America

Published Mon, Feb 16, 2015 · 09:50 PM

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ABOUT 3,000 locomotive engineers and conductors at the Canadian Pacific Railway walked off the job Sunday morning in a dispute over wages and benefits.

Although the company said it would try to maintain some service by using managers, the strike is likely to disrupt major industries throughout North America, including carmakers, oil companies, paper businesses, lumber suppliers and agriculture and mining companies.

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