March 25, 2022 | Canada, CP, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Canadian Press, March 23, 2022) CALGARY — Business groups advocating for rail to be declared an essential service in the wake of this week’s temporary work stoppage at Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. say a “permanent” solution is needed to...
March 23, 2022 | Canada, CEO Pay, CP, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Press Progress, March 22, 2022) OTTAWA, Ontario — During CP Rail’s labor battle with railway workers, management at the multibillion dollar company has attempted to sway public opinion against workers by suggesting their railway workers are overpaid. However,...
March 23, 2022 | Canada, CP, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Canadian Press, March 22, 2022) CALGARY — Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. rail employees are back on the job, but one labor relations expert says it could take weeks before matters are settled between the country’s second-largest railway and the union...
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...
