Posted on 03/25/2022 7:11:16 PM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal
The fertilizer crisis just got a whole lot worse after 3,000 Canadian Pacific Rail Workers walked off the job, leaving fertilizer shipments stranded.
Thousands of CP Rail conductors, engineers, train, and yard workers represented by the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference decided to strike after the union and the rail company failed to strike a deal. This could result in a shortage of fertilizer and other needed farm supplies ahead of the spring growing season.
“CP Rail is the leading carrier of potash, a potassium-rich salt mined from underground deposits formed from evaporated sea beds millions of years ago, used to support crop development,” reported Zero Hedge.
“In prior investor documents, the rail company said it hauls 70% of the potash produced in North America, all from mines in Canada. The railroad also carries fertilizers, including phosphate, urea, ammonium sulfate, ammonium nitrate, and anhydrous ammonia.”
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The strike also stops oil by rail shipments?
So much for international trade or global reliance. Time to get back to self sufficiency as best we can.
So they know a famine will occur if this happens, demand more money and walk off, knowing they could be dooming a lot of people to starvation.
Sounds reasonable to me. Are there any scabs who can load the cars?
Lumber too.
They’re already back to work
How old is this story? The last report I saw a couple of days ago said the union agreed to go back to work after the company agreed to go to arbitration to settle the dispute.
Good Point.
We had a local lumber mill shut down [and it is now being dismantled] due to the local NF cutting back on cutting.
Likely BiXiden’s fault. ;-(
3/23 or 23/3 depending on where you are from.
If it’s settled that would be welcome news to post here.
The CPRS was ordered back to work Monday night after being on strike for 48 hours.
This is Fake News
The tyrants of contemporary “democracies” benefit from anarchy.
Hey, just send it by truck. Oh wait...
So glad our remodel is nearly done.
Starvation News? Sounds like just the journal for a good morning pick me up. /sarc
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Wednesday in Calgary, I was held up at a level crossing for 15 minutes, by a train. The two lead engines were CP, as was the ‘pusher’ engine at the back. I must assume it was a Canadian Pacific train.
The crew might have been management or perhaps strikebreakers.
Fear porn to fit an end times narrative.
One has to wonder how much residual damage has been done to that company after having a NYC hedge fund damn near destroy it.
It ended 3 days ago; need a new panic topic.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-10639695/Canadian-Pacific-resume-operations-work-stoppage.html
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