Saskatchewan premier Scott Moe last week launched a petition calling for rail to be declared an essential service. At the time, Canadian Pacific Railway workers were in a strike position, but the employer later locked them out. Moe was the first to sign the petition, which he introduced at the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities […] Read more
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CP Rail to resume operations after arbitration agreement
Canadian Pacific Railway and its employees represented by the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference have agreed to enter into binding arbitration. CP said in a news release this morning that it has reached agreement with TCRC’s Train and Engine Negotiating Committee to enter binding arbitration, a move that will end a work stoppage at Canada’s second […] Read more
Back-to-work legislation demanded as CP trains stop
A growing number of industry groups in Canada’s agriculture sector are encouraging Ottawa to consider back-to-work legislation as a means of quickly ending a work stoppage at Canadian Pacific Railway. “Many farmers across the Prairies are expecting the shipment of seed, fertilizer and other inputs in the coming weeks in order to start seeding” said […] Read more
CP Rail strike to add to commodities supply shock sparked by Ukraine war
TORONTO, March 21 (Reuters) – A labor dispute that shut down operations at Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. on Sunday is set to aggravate a shortage of commodities sparked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and a prolonged lockdown could hurt farmers ahead of the spring planting season. CP, Canada’s No. 2 railroad, halted operations after talks […] Read more
