CN moved a record volume of grain in the crop year that just ended, while CPKC moved the most since 2021-22. But the WGEA said it wasn’t moved at the right time.
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Grain movement booms; timeliness a concern
CN sets record and CPKC has big year, but shippers say weekly rail car order fulfilment was disappointing
Rail enters calm labour seas
Major railways now have prolonged contract agreements with most of their unions
Canada’s two national railways are about to enter a stretch of prolonged labour peace with the major unions representing their workers.
Unifor’s Canadian Pacific Kansas City members vote to authorize strike
REUTERS — Unifor said today its members at Canadian Pacific Kansas City had voted in favour of a strike action if the parties fail to reach an agreement by Jan. 29. The union, which represents about 1,200 workers at CPKC, said 99 per cent of its members voted to authorize a strike. CPKC did not […] Read more
Weed seeds may ride the rails
WINNIPEG — About eight years ago, Aaron Hager warned farmers in Alberta about palmer amaranth. Hager, a University of Illinois weed scientist, spoke to growers at a conference in the Peace River region. He explained that palmer, a pigweed that grows to two metres or higher, could be viable in Alberta and other parts of […] Read more
Rest rules a matter for legislation: law professor
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 more
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 union launches court challenge to back-to-work order
OTTAWA — The union representing workers at Canada’s two main rail companies said today it had filed four court challenges against a ruling by the country’s industrial labour board that forced them back to work. The board on Saturday accepted a request from the government to order more than 9,000 Teamsters members back to work […] 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
