MONTREAL, March 3 (Reuters) – Canadian National Railway Co lost capacity equivalent to 10,000 carloads or 1 million tonnes of grain exports in February due to rail blockades by protesters opposed to a pipeline project, Chief Executive Jean-Jacques Ruest said on Tuesday. Activists disrupted passenger and freight traffic last month to show solidarity with the […] Read more
Stories by Allison Lampert
Canadian railways woo scarce workers with cold, hard loonies
MONTREAL/VANCOUVER (Reuters) — In a battle to unclog rail bottlenecks that left Canadian commodities trapped in landlocked western provinces this winter, the country’s largest railways are offering C$15,000 signing bonuses for experienced workers who can hit the rails right away and get trains moving. North America’s transportation sector is struggling to hire staff amid rising […] Read more
CP Rail deal will give workers 9 per cent raise over four years
MONTREAL (Reuters) – Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd conductors and locomotive engineers will get a nine per cent salary hike over four years as part of a tentative agreement reached last week with the Teamsters, spokesmen from both the union and CP said on Wednesday. The agreement, which must first be ratified by members to go […] Read more
