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File photo of a Teamster-represented engineers’ picket at CN in 2009. (File photo by Dave Bedard)

Work stoppage possible for CN engineers in mid-February

The union for engineers on Canadian National Railway’s (CN) trains warns a work stoppage could come as early as mid-February barring progress in talks with the company. The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) said Thursday CN has “refused” to extend conciliation talks, now due to end Saturday, by another 60 days. The engineers’ last collective

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Rail engineers, conductors seek mediation with CP

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff November 25, 2014

With just over a month before their contract expires, rail engineers and conductors represented by the Teamsters Union want a mediator to restart “stalled” bargaining with Canadian Pacific Railway (CP). The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) said Friday it has filed a mediation request with the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS). “The negotiations have

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CP trains rolling again

June 8, 2012

reuters/staff / CP trains were rolling again after Canadian Senate passed back-to-work legislation May 31. “There will be a period to catch up on backlog and that is something we’ll be doing once we’re operating again. We’ll be doing that as quickly as possible,” CP spokesman Ed Greenberg said. The Teamsters Union launched its strike

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Feds put CP back to work

June 5, 2012

The Canadian government will force striking workers at Canadian Pacific Railway back to work with fast-track legislation to end the strike, Labour Minister Lisa Raitt said May 28. “We’re proposing legislation today to protect our recovering economy and resume rail services,” Raitt told the House of Commons a day after the latest round of talks

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CN Reaches Contract Deal With Train Crews

October 7, 2010

Canadian National Railway and the union representing 2,700 conductors, trainmen and yard crews reached a tentative deal Oct. 1, averting a possible labour showdown at Canada’s largest rail carrier. The railroad said the agreement was for a three-year contract, but other details of the agreement were not released pending a ratification vote by the workers

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Arbitrator Orders Wage Hikes For CN Engineers

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff April 1, 2010

Farmers who ship grain by rail can expect another two crop years of labour peace between Canadian National Railway (CN) and its 1,700 locomotive engineers. A federally appointed arbitrator on March 18 ruled that the engineers, represented by the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference, will get wage increases of 1.8, 2.4 and 2.6 per cent for

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Ottawa Appoints Mediator In CN Dispute

By Alex Binkley January 7, 2010

Veteran mediator Andrew Sims has been appointed as arbitrator in the contract negotiations between CN and its 1,700 locomotive engineers. The railway and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference agreed to binding arbitration in early December after a brief strike. They’ve reported little progress in subsequent contract sessions. Labour Minister Rona Ambrose said the presence of

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Bill To End Engineers’ Strike

By Reuters December 3, 2009

Locomotive engineers at Canadian Nat ional Railway (CN) who have been on strike since Saturday may soon be ordered back to work if the federal government gets backing for legislation to do so. Federal Labour Minister Rona Ambrose said in a release Monday she would introduce a bill that afternoon to end the strike, but

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Work stoppage possible for CN engineers in mid-February

Rail engineers, conductors seek mediation with CP

CP trains rolling again

Feds put CP back to work

CN Reaches Contract Deal With Train Crews

Arbitrator Orders Wage Hikes For CN Engineers

Ottawa Appoints Mediator In CN Dispute

Bill To End Engineers’ Strike

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