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CN Rail lifts lockout as legislation passes

(Reuters circulated the following story on April 19.) VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Canadian National Railway Co. lifted its lockout of picketing workers on Wednesday, as Canadian lawmakers ordered an end to the labor dispute at the country’s largest railway. The...

Legislators order CN strikers back to work

(The Canadian Press circulated the following story on April 18.) OTTAWA — Parliament approved legislation last night to force employees at Canadian National Railway Co. back to work. The bill handily passed third reading in the Commons by a vote of 196 to 41. Labour...

CN labor dispute looks bound for arbitration

(The following story by Brent Jang appeared on the Globe and Mail website on April 18.) TORONTO — A bitter labor dispute at Canadian National Railway Co. is headed for arbitration, upsetting union leaders who now warn that their demands for improved wages and working...

CN seeks regional accords in strike

(Bloomberg circulated the following story by Rob Delaney on April 16.) NEW YORK — Canadian National Railway Co., the country’s largest railroad, said it will seek regional agreements with striking conductors and yard workers because “internal conflicts” in the union...

Canada’s labor minister fast-tracks bill to end CN strike

(The Canadian Press circulated the following on April 17.) OTTAWA — The Conservative government moved to introduce back-to-work legislation Monday to force striking CN Rail employees back to work. “Employers and many groups said they would like to see our...

Companies press Ottawa to end CN labor dispute

(The following report by Brent Jang appeared on the Globe and Mail website on April 16.) TORONTO — Nervous industries across Canada are urging Ottawa to end a protracted labour dispute at Canadian National Railway Co., telling the government to act swiftly when...

No progress reported in CN Rail strike talks

(Reuters circulated the following story on April 14.) TORONTO — No further talks are scheduled to resolve a strike at Canadian National Railway Co. after discussions on Saturday brought no change in the company’s position, the United Transportation Union said....

CN offices raided for clues to deadly rail spill

(The Canadian Press circulated the following story by Dirk Meissner on April 13.) VICTORIA — Search warrants were executed yesterday at CN Rail offices in British Columbia and Alberta related to the 2005 train derailment and the spill of caustic soda into the...

CN union planning to file discrimination complaint

(The following story by Brent Jang appeared on the Globe and Mail website on April 13.) TORONTO — The United Transportation Union plans to file a discrimination complaint against Canadian National Railway Co. after chief executive officer Hunter Harrison’s...

No talks yet in CN Rail strike as union squabbles

(Reuters circulated the following story by Allan Dowd on April 13.) VANCOUVER, B.C. — Pickets were up at a handful of Canadian National Railway freight yards on Thursday, but no negotiations were scheduled between Canada’s largest railway and the bitterly...