US, Canadian labor chiefs huddle amid railway stoppage

Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su and Canadian Minister of Labour Steve MacKinnon are in contact about a railroad shutdown north of the U.S. border that is already having far-reaching consequences for the economies of both countries.

“I just spoke with my U.S. counterpart about work stoppages in the rail sector and discussed the importance of the sector and its workplaces to our countries,” MacKinnon wrote in a social media post Thursday morning.

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