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Railroad workers at Canadian National are preparing for a strike Monday after returning to work following Thursday’s lockout.

The Canadian Labor Minister late Thursday afternoon intervened in a contract dispute between the nation's two major railways and a Teamsters union, directing a branch of the Canadian government to impose final binding arbitration on the two parties.

Nearly 10,000 Canadian rail workers are locked out amid a stalemate in contract negotiations with two of the country’s major railroads that has halted rail shipments within the country's borders. U.S. ag shippers and railroads worry the labor dispute could disrupt cross-border traffic.