University of Manitoba academic says fatigue management should never have been on the rail dispute bargaining table
Glacier FarmMedia – A University of Manitoba labour law professor says employee fatigue management should be the government’s purview, not an issue dealt with in labour negotiations. Scheduling and fatigue management were among the major sticking points in the recent conflict between Canada’s railways and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference, the union representing the two […] Read moreTag Archives Canadian Pacific Kansas City
Railway labour dispute raises ‘wicked’ questions
Difficult labour negotiations between the two major railways and their unionized employees have just put the country through the wringer, and tough questions must be asked: Why was the situation allowed to deteriorate to the point where almost the entire rail transportation system was shut down, albeit briefly? Is there a way to avoid messes […] Read more
Damage assessed as railways resume operations
Glacier FarmMedia – Canada narrowly averted a transportation disaster in August. Now legal experts are digesting the repercussions of the recent labour dispute at the nation’s two major railways. When the conflict between the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference union and both Canadian Pacific Kansas City and Canadian National Railway came to a head Aug. 22, […] Read more
Rail labour disputes hold sharp knife against thin throat
Holding a knife to the throat of Canada has become a predictable national dysfunction. The railroad companies and their unions just did that to farmers, with both Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Kansas City simultaneously slashing national jugular veins before the federal government stepped in to end the escalating labour dispute. Related stories: WP rail […] Read more
Railway labour dispute takes twists and turns
The Canadian agriculture sector is taking stock after the labour dispute between Canada’s two main railways and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference union came to a rolling boil last week. Just after midnight Aug. 22, Canadian Pacific Kansas City and the Canadian National Railway made good on their threat to lock out employees. The TCRC […] Read more
Canadian rail decision is a win for companies, union leader says
MONTREAL, Aug 25 (Reuters) - A decision obliging more than 9,000 Canadian rail workers to stay on the job is a win for the railways and could impact bargaining in other federally regulated sectors like aviation, the head of a Canadian rail workers’ union told Reuters. Paul Boucher, president of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference, also said the union […] Read more
CN workers issue strike notice for Monday
MONTREAL/OTTAWA (Reuters) — The union representing workers at Canadian National Railway said today they would strike next week, in a fresh threat to the economy after vowing to challenge a government decision to end an unprecedented rail stoppage. The Teamsters union filed notice that conductors, locomotive engineers and other workers at CN would strike on […] Read more
Teamsters issue strike notice to CN, CPKC stoppage ongoing
UPDATED: 0930 CST – August 23, 2024 – Glacier FarmMedia – The union representing Canadian National workers has issued a strike notice to the company, effective Monday. This comes after the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) said this morning that workers at Canadian National (CN) would be headed back to work today. Related stories: WP […] Read more
Federal government intervenes to end rail lockout with binding arbitration
Glacier FarmMedia – Federal Labour Minister Steve MacKinnon has intervened in the labour dispute between the railways and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC). The minister said he hoped trains would be moving again “within days.” Related stories: WP rail stoppage coverage He added that he couldn’t be more specific due to the involvement of […] Read more
Rail lockout will roil North American supply chains
OTTAWA (Reuters) — Canada’s two main railways locked out around 10,000 of their Canadian unionized workers early today, starting an unprecedented simultaneous work stoppage that will grind almost all railway freight movement in the country to a halt. How integrated are the rail networks across North America? Canadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific Kansas City […] Read more
