March 13, 2015 | CP, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Teamsters Canada Rail Conference press release, March 5, 2015) OTTAWA — On February 20, 2015 CP arbitrarily changed the working conditions and imposed their new ideas on how to allow elected Union officers leave to conduct their duties. The TCRC immediately...
March 10, 2015 | CP, Headlines
(Source: Canadian Pacific Railway press release, March 9, 2015) CALGARY — Canadian Pacific today announced that Unifor members have ratified a labour agreement covering approximately 1,200 active mechanical employees. “This negotiated agreement is fair to both...
March 5, 2015 | CP, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Globe and Mail, March 4, 2015) TORONTO — Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. wants the power to refuse to haul dangerous goods, a signal it has grown weary of the risks and regulations that accompany the business of hauling oil. Full story: Globe and...
March 5, 2015 | CP, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Calgary Herald, March 4, 2015) CALGARY, Alberta — Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.’s practice of training managers to drive and load trains means the company will be able to operate without a hitch in the event of a future rail strike, said CEO Hunter Harrison...
March 3, 2015 | CP, Headlines
(Source: Reuters, March 2, 2015) NEW YORK — Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd is unlikely to be involved in the consolidation of the North American industry in the short term, Chief Executive Hunter Harrison said on Monday. Full story: Reuters
February 25, 2015 | BNSF, CP, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, February 25, 2015) MINOT, N.D. — Canadian Pacific Railway says it has reduced a backlog of grain car orders, but BNSF Railway says it still has some late deliveries. Full story: Daily Journal
February 25, 2015 | CP, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: LaCrosse Tribune, February 24, 2015) LA CRESCENT, Minn. — When construction equipment appeared next to the Canadian Pacific railroad tracks at Miller’s Crossing in January, sand mining opponents pounced. Full story:...
February 23, 2015 | CP, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Moose Jaw Times Herald opinion column by Mickey Djuric, February 18, 2015) MOOSE JAW, Sask. — When I think about what the Teamsters union wants and them not getting it, it shocks me that more people aren’t freaking out. In my eyes, CP Rail is the...
February 18, 2015 | CP, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Globe and Mail, February 17, 2015) TORONTO — Yet again, the Conservative government has shown its propensity to interventionism in the Canadian economy – an apparent deviation from its free-market principles. It’s almost as if the Conservatives had decided...
February 18, 2015 | CP, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: National Post editorial, February 17, 2015) OTTAWA — Strikes are blunt instruments, and should be used only when talks have irrevocably failed. But they are legal, and a government that respects the law must respect that reality. Full story: National...
