B.C.’s economy could be in for a serious system shock, as the threat of strikes loom at both of Canada’s railways, as well as the Port of Vancouver Railway workers. …The Freight Management Association and the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade are warning it could be a case of double trouble in B.C., because ports here would be not only affected by a strike by railway workers, but of dock foremen as well. …GVBOT president Bridgitte Anderson notes that it is “unprecedented” for both of Canada’s railways – CN and CPKC – to be facing strikes at the same time. …A strike by railroad workers would have severe and immediate impacts. B.C. resource companies that ship bulk commodities like coal and lumber might have to take curtailments, and it would cripple port operations, said Ken Peacock, chief economist at the Business Council of BC.