Thousands of conductors, engineers, train and yard workers will return to work Tuesday after an agreement between Canadian Pacific Railway and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference ended a two-day work stoppage.
A work stoppage that began Sunday brought trains to a halt across Canada and interrupted fertilizer and other shipments to and from the U.S. as 3,000 workers walked off the job.
The two sides will enter into binding arbitration under a new agreement, according to Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.
Canadian Pacific said that it will immediately begin working with customers to resume normal train operations across Canada as soon as possible.
CP is the leading carrier of potash, a plant nutrient used in the production of multiple crops.
According to investor documents, the railroad carries 70% of the potash produced in North America, all from mines in Saskatchewan.
