November 10, 2016 | Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) press release, November 9, 2016) OTTAWA — The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC), which represents 12,000 workers in the rail industry, publically released its Fatigue Risk Guiding Philosophy for the Railway...
November 1, 2016 | Canada, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Teamsters Canada Rail Conference press release, October 31, 2016) OTTAWA — The Transportation Safety Board released their Watchlist today. The Watchlist identifies key safety issues aimed at improving safety in Canada’s transportation system. The ten-item...
November 1, 2016 | Canada, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Reuters, October 31, 2016) MONTREAL — Too many Canadian train crews, particularly on freight lines, are not getting sufficient rest and railroads need to do more to apply fatigue science to scheduling, the country’s transport safety watchdog said on...
October 14, 2016 | CN, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Metro News, October 12, 2016) EDMONTON — Some CN railroad workers in Edmonton say they are fed up with a “culture of fear and intimidation” that keeps them working longer hours than they can handle. Workers rallied near Grand Trunk Park on the city’s north...
September 21, 2016 | Canada, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: CBC News, September 19, 2016) MONTREAL — The Transportation Safety Board of Canada wants voice and video recorders installed on all trains across the country, and it’s calling on Ottawa to make them mandatory by law. Full story: CBC...
September 21, 2016 | Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Teamsters Canada press release, September 20, 2016) OTTAWA — Officers of the Teamsters Union have reacted strongly to some of the conclusions revealed yesterday by the Transportation Safety Board (TSB) with respect to locomotive voice and video recorders. The...
August 15, 2016 | CP, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Revelstoke Review, August 15, 2016) REVELSTOKE — There’s been little movement from CP Rail on plans to move coal train crews away from Revelstoke, says a union leader. Full story: Revelstoke Review
July 6, 2016 | CP, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Teamsters Canada press release, July 5, 2016) LAVAL, QC — The massive layoff of maintenance of way crews by Canadian Pacific (CP) does not bode well for the Canadian railway system in the event of a major disaster. In light of this fact, Transport Canada must...
June 27, 2016 | CP, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: CBC News, June 27, 2016) OTTAWA — The layoffs of 500 track maintenance workers this week at Canadian Pacific Railway will raise the risk of future derailments and potential disasters, the union representing the workers warns. Full story:...
May 27, 2016 | Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Teamsters Canada press release, May 26, 2016) LAVAL, Quebec — The Supreme Court has refused to hear the case brought by the Teamsters’ Union a few months ago concerning preventive withdrawals for pregnant women. It will be recalled that a pregnant woman...
