February 22, 2007 | CN, Headlines, UTU
(The following article by Brent Jang was posted on the Toronto Globe and Mail website on February 22.) TORONTO — Ottawa issued a back-to-work notice yesterday for striking Canadian National Railway Co. staff while a soap opera unfolded that could lead to a...
February 21, 2007 | CN, Headlines
(The following story by Brent Jang appeared on the Globe and Mail website on February 21.) OTTAWA — Federal Labour Minister Jean-Pierre Blackburn is threatening to order striking Canadian National Railway employees back to work, saying the economy is suffering...
February 20, 2007 | CN, Headlines, UTU
(Bloomberg News circulated the following article by Doug Alexander and Greg Quinn on February 20.) TORONTO — Canadian Labor Minister Jean-Pierre Blackburn said he’s “very concerned” about a strike by Canadian National Railway Co. workers, and will meet some of...
February 20, 2007 | CN, Headlines, UTU
(Reuters circulated the following article on February 19.) VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Ford Motor Co. of Canada has restarted its St. Thomas, Ontario, assembly plant, which had been idled by a strike at Canadian National Railway Co., officials said on Monday....
February 20, 2007 | CN, Headlines, UTU
(Reuters circulated the following article on February 20.) VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Canadian National Railway Co. asked labor regulators on Monday to declare a strike by 2,800 workers illegal, while customers of Canadian National, the country’s largest...
February 16, 2007 | CN, Headlines, UTU
(Reuters circulated the following article by Allan Dowd on February 15.) VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Canadian National Railway Co. said on Thursday it has offered to restart bargaining with striking freight train workers, but the union has rejected the idea....
February 15, 2007 | CN, Headlines, UTU
(The following article by Brookes Merritt was posted on the Edmonton Sun website on February 15.) EDMONTON — CN officials continue to insist striking workers are having little effect on railroad operations, but United Transportation Union members say several...
February 15, 2007 | CN, Headlines, UTU
(Reuters circulated the following article on February 14.) VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Negotiators for striking Canadian National Railway conductors said on Wednesday that union members have offered to return to work if the company agrees not to discipline...
February 13, 2007 | CN, Headlines, UTU
(Reuters circulated the following article on February 12.) MONTREAL — Canadian National Railway Co. said on Sunday 2,800 striking conductors and yard-service workers at its operations in Canada demanded wage increases that were 40 percent higher than those...
February 12, 2007 | CN, Headlines, UTU
(Bloomberg News circulated the following article by Rob Delaney on February 11.) TORONTO — A strike at Canada’s largest railway threatens to disrupt the country’s C$50 billion ($43 billion) trade with the U.S. in cars and auto parts made by companies including...
