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Article: The Americanization of CN.(Canadian National Railway's)
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- Canadian Dimension
- Article date:
- May 1, 2004
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THE CN RAIL STRIKE
It is day 16 of the strike at Symington Yard, the Canadian National Railway's main hump yard in Winnipeg. It is a cold, gray, and dank day. The wind is blowing. The sound of cars from the nearby street swishes by. The workers talk amongst themselves. Strapped to the outside of their bulky winter coats are signs with the word "STRIKE" printed boldly in large letters. Sympathetic cars passing by honk their horns, and the workers nearest the street raise their hands in response to the expressions of solidarity.
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Guy Bouvier, a CN employee walking the picket line, peers from the shell of his winter coat. ...