TORONTO (Reuters) — Canadian National Railway has agreed to a new labour contract for 3,300 conductors, trainmen, yardmen and traffic co-ordinators represented by the Teamsters union.
The tentative three-year deal, the details of which were withheld pending ratification, came last week after a week of talks with government-appointed mediators. It averts the possible disruption of a cross-country network that ships goods from grain to lumber to crude oil.
Talks had earlier stalled over such work rule issues as working longer hours and having less rest time between trips, the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference union had said.
CN, which recently reported market-beating quarterly profits, has said that none of its proposals would compromise worker health or safety.
The Teamsters’ previous contract expired July 22.
