March 22, 2022 | Canada, CP, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Teamsters Canada Rail Conference press release, March 22, 2022) CALGARY — The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) and Canadian Pacific (CP) have agreed to final and binding arbitration. In such a process, both parties agree to accept the...
March 21, 2022 | Canada, Contract Negotiations, CP, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Teamsters Canada Rail Conference press release, March 19, 2022) CALGARY — Despite the best efforts of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) Negotiating Committee, there will be a lockout tonight at Canadian Pacific (CP). A lockout is a work stoppage...
March 21, 2022 | Canada, Contract Negotiations, CP, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Associated Press, March 20, 2022) DETROIT — Canadian Pacific covers much of the U.S. Midwest and is a large shipper of potash and fertilizer for agriculture. It also carries grain from the U.S. to its northern neighbor for domestic use and exports. Full...
March 18, 2022 | Canada, CP, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Bloomberg News, March 17, 2022) NEW YORK — Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. has issued a 72-hour notice to the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference of plans to lock out employees early March 20 if the union’s leadership and the company fail to negotiate a settlement...
March 17, 2022 | Canada, CP, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Canadian Press, March 17, 2022) CALGARY — Close to 3,000 employees of the Canadian Pacific Railway could be off the job early Sunday morning. Calgary-based CP Rail said in a release Wednesday that it has issued 72-hour notice to the Teamsters Canada Rail...
March 16, 2022 | Canada, CP, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Trains Magazine, March 15, 2022) CALGARY — While Canadian Pacific workers in Canada have authorized a strike that could have begun as soon as tonight, their union has yet to provide the 72-hour notice necessary before walking out. Full story: Trains...
March 16, 2022 | Canada, CP, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Reuters, March 15, 2022) WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Thousands of workers at Canada’s second-biggest railway, Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd., have threatened to strike this week, potentially disrupting the movement of grain, potash and coal at a time of soaring...
March 15, 2022 | Canada, CP, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: The Western Producer, March 14, 2022) CALGARY — Government mediators were expected to resume meetings today with the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference and Canadian Pacific Railway in hopes of averting a looming strike. Full story: The Western...
March 14, 2022 | Canada, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: BNN Bloomberg, March 11, 2022) CALGARY — With a ban on Russian oil imports leaving the U.S. short on supply, Canada’s energy heartland is making it clear it’s ready to step up and fill that void. Experts say we’re likely to see crude-by-rail shipments to the...
March 10, 2022 | Canada, CP, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: The Load Star, March 9, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — According to the Teamsters Canadian Rail Conference (TCRC), which represents some 3,000 conductors, engineers and train and yard personnel at CP, 96.7% of them voted in favor of industrial action. The union has...
