A Canadian railroad strike will apparently be short-lived: the government has ordered the country's two major railroads to enter arbitration and get trains rolling again.
A Canadian railroad strike will apparently be short-lived, as the government has ordered the country's two major freight railroads to enter binding arbitration and find a solution to bring the 10,000 train engineers, conductors and dispatchers back to work. A government official familiar with the situation told The Associated Press about the order on Thursday. The official spoke on condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to speak publicly ahead of the announcement.
READ MORE: These aging bridges will be updated, replaced with the help of $5 billion in federal fundingMany companies across all industries rely on railroads to deliver their raw materials and finished products – without regular rail service they would have to cut back or even close.Manufacturing companies would have to scale back or even shut down production if they can't get rail service, while ports and grain elevators would quickly become clogged with shipments waiting to move.
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