February 13, 2020 | Canada, CN, Headlines
(Source: CBC News, February 12, 2020) WINNIPEG — A Manitoba railway just outside Winnipeg is being blocked by a group of protesters to show support for the Wet’suwet’en in British Columbia, whose hereditary leaders are fighting construction of a pipeline...
February 13, 2020 | CN, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: www.tvo.org, February 12, 2020) TORONTO — On a map, railway lines trisect Pickering: arteries of commerce and trade spanning the length of Lake Ontario’s northern shore. One of those lines, owned by Canadian National Railway, cuts the city in half along...
February 12, 2020 | CN, Headlines
(Source: CN press release, February 11, 2020) MONTREAL — CN announced that it will be forced to shut down significant parts of its Canadian network imminently unless the blockades on its rail lines are removed. A public statement from the individuals blocking the...
February 11, 2020 | CN, Headlines
(Source: CKPGToday.ca, February 20, 2020) NEW HAZELTON, B.C. — CN Rail is stagnant in two areas across the country with Wet’suwet’en protesters blocking access to railways. In an update from CN Rail today (Feb.10) CN Rail says they are experiencing disruptions in New...
February 10, 2020 | CN, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: CBC News, February 8, 2020) WINNIPEG — A fired CN Rail manager has launched a wrongful dismissal lawsuit against the railway giant, saying he was fired without notice for his honest testimony at a labor adjudication hearing. Full story:...
February 7, 2020 | CN, Headlines
(Source: CBC News, February 7, 2020) MONTREAL — Canadian National (CN) Rail is closing its rail traffic control center in Montreal and moving 108 jobs to Alberta, it announced Friday morning. Rail traffic control will be centralized and run remotely from Edmonton when...
February 3, 2020 | CN, Headlines
(Source: Coast Mountain News, February 1, 2020) BELLA COOLA, B.C. — Heavy rainfall has caused significant flooding in the mountains, closing sections of Highway 5 and washing away the ground beneath a section of CN rail. The section of damaged rail line is located...
February 3, 2020 | CN, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Canadian Press, January 31, 2020) MONTREAL — Teamsters Canada says rail workers have approved a three-year collective agreement with Canadian National Railway Co. The union says the agreement improves on safety and worker exhaustion, but Teamsters Canada...
February 3, 2020 | CN, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Teamsters Canada Rail Conference press release, January 31, 2020) MONTREAL — Conductors, yard workers and trainpersons employed by Canadian National Railway (CN) have voted 91.3% to ratify a new 3-year collective agreement. The over 3,000 workers are...
January 31, 2020 | CN, Headlines, Quarterly Income
(Source: Canadian Press, January 29, 2020) MONTREAL — Canadian National Railway Co. saw its profits plunge last quarter with a week-long strike and thinner freight demand denting revenues, though CEO JJ Ruest expressed cautious optimism about the second half of 2020....
