{"id":251858,"date":"2025-10-31T07:52:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T07:52:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/251858\/"},"modified":"2025-10-31T07:52:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T07:52:13","slug":"cn-rail-lays-off-some-400-managers-as-tariffs-take-a-bite-out-of-shipping-volumes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/251858\/","title":{"rendered":"CN Rail lays off some 400 managers as tariffs take a bite out of shipping volumes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t\t\t\tBy Staff<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Canadian Press\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted October 30, 2025 6:10 pm\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t1 min read\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tDescrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tIncrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>Canadian National Railway Co. is laying off about 400 managers as tariffs imposed by the U.S. and Canada take a toll on freight traffic.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761814748_447_70c8fc80.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The cuts affect more than six per cent of the company\u2019s non-unionized workforce.<\/p>\n<p>CN spokeswoman Ashley Michnowski says the\u00a0Montreal-based company has been \u201cadjusting its unionized and management head count across Canada and the U.S to reflect the business environment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tA man walks into central station next to CN headquarters in Montreal, Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2019.\t\t\t\t <\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tTHE CANADIAN PRESS\/Graham Hughes\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Steep sectoral tariffs on steel, aluminum, auto and lumber imports by U.S. President Donald Trump have dented CN shipping volumes, with year-over-year traffic down in the spring and early summer.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tTrending Now\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a 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coming in budget to target \u2018Drivers Inc.\u2019\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, rival railway Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. said profits rose despite tariff disruptions, which cut into its steel and forest products business.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761854947_61_national.jpg\" alt=\"For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tGet breaking National news<\/p>\n<p>For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.<\/p>\n<p>The CN layoffs arrive the same month that chief field operating officer Derek Taylor abruptly left the company, less than two years after he took up the role.<\/p>\n<p>The country\u2019s largest railway is slated to report its third-quarter earnings on Friday morning.<\/p>\n<p>This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 30, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Companies in this story: (TSX:CNR)<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tMore on Canada<br \/>\n\t\t\tMore videos\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t&amp;copy 2025 The Canadian Press\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By Staff The Canadian Press Posted October 30, 2025 6:10 pm 1 min read Descrease article font 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