May 15, 2018 | CP, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: CBC News, May 14, 2018) OTTAWA — Canadian Pacific Railway workers across Canada will vote this week on a final offer from their employer. The 3,000 members of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) previously voted down a deal their union leaders and CP...
May 7, 2018 | CP, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Reuters Canada, May 1, 2018) MONTREAL — Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd conductors and locomotive engineers will vote from May 14 to 23 on the company’s latest contract offer, the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference said on Tuesday, but added the union could still...
May 2, 2018 | CP, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Teamsters Canada Rail Conference press release, May 1, 2018) LAVAL, QC — The Canada Industrial Relations Board will conduct the vote on Canadian Pacific’s (CP) final offer from May 14 to May 23, union officials today learned. The Teamsters Canada Rail...
April 30, 2018 | CP, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Manitoba Cooperator, April 26, 2018) WINNIPEG — A pending strike at CP Rail will hit Manitoba farmers especially hard, says Dan Mazier, president of the Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP). Full story: Manitoba Cooperator
April 25, 2018 | CP, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Global News, April 24, 2018) MONTREAL — Alberta’s forestry sector, already facing challenges from softwood tariffs imposed by the United States and the growing threat of the mountain pine beetle, fears a labour disruption at CP Rail could make a tough...
April 25, 2018 | CN, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Business News Network, April 24, 2018) OTTAWA — The CEO of Canadian National Railway Co. says the country’s largest railroad would not be able to pick up much of the slack if a labour dispute at rival Canadian Pacific Railway leads to a strike. Full story:...
April 23, 2018 | CP, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Bloomberg, April 21, 2018) NEW YORK — After agreeing at the last minute to stave off a strike, unions at Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. are urging their members to reject the company’s offer and say it’s only a matter of time before they walk off the job. Full...
April 23, 2018 | CP, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Teamsters Canada press release, April 20, 2018) CALGARY — The Minister of Labour, on the advice of federal mediators, has agreed to Canadian Pacific’s request to order a vote on a final offer to renew their collective agreements with the Teamsters Canada Rail...
April 20, 2018 | CP, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Canadian Press, April 19, 2018) CALGARY — Canadian Pacific Railway says it has begun shutting down train operations ahead of a possible strike set to start Saturday by two unionized workforces. Full story: Ottawa Citizen
April 20, 2018 | CP, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) press release, April 19, 2018) LAVAL, Que. — The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) is confused at the sight of Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) publicly playing the “victim card” in current contract negotiations. The...