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Canadian rail workers strike

(Bloomberg News circulated the following article on February 10.) TORONTO — Canadian National Railway, the country’s largest railroad, said Saturday that its conductors had struck illegally after a midnight deadline on contract talks passed without agreement....

Canadian National to use managers in conductor strike

(Bloomberg News circulated the following article by Reg Curren on February 7.) MONTREAL — Canadian National Railway Co., the country’s biggest railroad, said it plans to use managers to keep its freight trains moving if 2,800 conductors and yard workers go...

Whoa, UTU says to CN strike

(The following article by Curtis Rush was posted on the Toronto Star website on February 7.) TORONTO — Conductors working for Canadian National Railway Co. in Canada cannot go on strike without authorization from the international union, a spokesperson for the...

Union members back CN Rail contract deals

(Reuters circulated the following article on January 29.) VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Unionized truck drivers, shop workers and clerical staff at Canadian National Railway Co. have voted in favor of new collective agreements, the union and company said on...

CN shrugs off obstacles, records 16% profit gain

(The following story by Chris Sorensen of the Financial Post appeared at Canada.com on January 24.) OTTAWA — Add fierce coastal storms to the growing list of business challenges vanquished by Canadian National Railway Co. The country’s largest railway said...

CN continues ‘great run’

(The following story by Robert Gibbens appeared on the Montreal Gazette website on January 24.) MONTREAL — Canadian National Railway Co. took a hit from British Columbia’s extreme weather in the December quarter, but emerged with a 16-per-cent gain in earnings...

Vancouver container backlog port’s worst ever

(The following story by Nathan Vanderklippe appeared on the National Post website on January 23.) VANCOUVER — The operator of Vancouver’s biggest container port is blaming foul winter weather for the worst backlog in its history, which has left nearly 7,000...

Canadian National, union agree on four-year contract

(Bloomberg News circulated the following article by Rob Delaney on January 15.) TORONTO — Canadian National Railway Co., the country’s largest railway, and the Canadian Auto Workers union said they completed negotiations on contracts covering three groups of...