Approximately 450 rail workers have received temporary layoff notices as a result of ongoing rail blockades in support of those fighting the construction of Coastal GasLink’s natural gas pipeline in northern B.C., the Canadian National Railway said Tuesday.
Last Thursday, both Via Rail and Canadian National rail shut down major parts of their network as protests escalated throughout the country in solidarity with the hereditary chiefs.
About 450 CN employees in Eastern Passage, Moncton, Charny, and Montreal were handed temporary layoff notices, CN spokesperson Alexandre Boulé said in an emailed statement on Tuesday.
YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN... A total of 6,000 workers are also at risk of layoffs if blockades continue, according to transportation-sector union Teamsters Canada.
But some parts of the Maritimes are already feeling the effects of the rail blockades, said Littler.
Trudeau had rejected Conservative calls to order the national police force to break up rail blockades.
“We have no interest in impacting individuals’ livelihoods,” Sanchez said, referring to the economic impact of the blockades. »