While the federal government ordered binding arbitration to end the labour disputes shutting down railways across Canada on Thursday, it doesn’t appear the situation will quickly be resolved. As of Friday morning, around 6,500 CN Rail workers who were locked out by the railway on Thursday have given 72-hour notice that they plan to strike… Read More
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The trains are parked and picket lines are set up at railway yards, as the Canadian railway system has been shutdown by an unprecedented work stoppage. As of Thursday, August 22 at 00:01 Eastern time, both national railways — CN and CPKC — have locked out over nine thousand employees represented by the Teamsters Canada… Read More
The final countdown is on toward an unprecedented rail system shutdown across Canada later this week. As of Sunday, both of Canada’s main railways — CN and CPKC — have formally issued notice to the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference that they will be locking out over nine thousand TCRC-represented employees on Thursday, August 22 at… Read More
Editor’s note: This story has been updated with CN and CPKC’s notice that they intend to lock out workers if a deal isn’t reached before August 22. August 22 is the new deadline after which nearly 10 thousand workers for both of Canada’s Class I railways — Canadian National (CN) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City… Read More
The union representing more than nine thousand CN and CPKC railway workers is organizing a second strike vote, as the current strike mandate is set to expire on June 30th. The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) has notified its members that it will be holding another vote from June 14th to June 29th, as the… Read More
A potential labour stoppage at both of Canada’s main railways — CN Rail and CPKC — likely won’t begin until the middle of July or later, according to CPKC, raising the prospects of an unprecedented rail shutdown coinciding with the start of harvest and the busiest grain shipping season of the year. More than nine… Read More
A possible rail strike at both of Canada’s main railways could be delayed as the federal labour minister has called for a review of the potential impact of a work stoppage on the health and safety of Canadians. On Thursday, Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan Jr. asked the Canada Industrial Relations Board to look into maintenance… Read More
The union that represents more than nine thousand workers at CN Rail and CPKC says its members have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a strike mandate, raising the odds of an unprecedented work stoppage at both of Canada’s main railways as early as May 22. This is the first time in decades that both railways… Read More
The possibility of both CN Rail and CPKC striking in the next month could leave farmers sitting on grain contracted for delivery this spring. The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC), the union representing more than nine thousand CN and CPKC railway workers, organized an electronic strike vote beginning on April 8th to give members the… Read More
Canadian Pacific Railway and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) say they have reached a two-year agreement following binding arbitration. CP and the TCRC, which represents approximately 3,000 locomotive engineers, conductors, train and yard workers across Canada, agreed to enter binding arbitration in March 2022 after they were unable to reach a deal due to outstanding… Read More