CN and IBEW Agree to Binding Arbitration Ending Strike

CN (TSX: CNR) (NYSE: CNI) is pleased to announce that the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) has agreed to binding arbitration, bringing the strike to an end at 00:01 EDT on July 5, 2022. Employees in Signals and Communications will return to their roles at 07:00 AM EDT on July 6, 2022.

CN would like to thank its management employees and contractors for their service which allowed rail operations to continue uninterrupted during the strike.

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