May 9, 2016 | CP, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Revelstoke Mountaineer, May 6, 2016) REVELSTOKE, B.C. — A new move by CP Rail to bypass Revelstoke could have a major impact on the Revelstoke economy if local workers are forced to relocate to Kamloops or Golden for work. But it’s not clear if CP Rail’s...
December 23, 2015 | Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, December 22, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Teamsters Canada has launched a new campaign to encourage the public to buy brown-bottled beer, instead of canned beer, for environmental and economic reasons. “The...
July 21, 2015 | Canada, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Ontario Northland Transportation Commission press release, July 16, 2015) NORTH BAY, Ontario — Northland Transportation Commission (Ontario Northland) and Teamsters Rail Conference Maintenance of Way Employees Division (TCRC MWED) announced today the...
April 29, 2015 | CP, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Employment and Social Development Canada press release, April 24, 2015) OTTAWA — On April 20, 2015, the Honourable Dr. K. Kellie Leitch, Minister of Labour and Minister of Status of Women, appointed the Honourable George W. Adams as the mediator/arbitrator...
April 17, 2015 | CN, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Canadian Press, April 16, 2015) MONTREAL — Canadian National Railway says the 1,800 locomotive engineers represented by the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference have ratified a new collective agreement with the company. Full story: Canadian...
April 13, 2015 | CN, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: CTV news, April 11, 2015) SASKATOON, Sask. — The Transportation Safety Board is investigating the death of a CN Rail employee following an incident at Saskatoon’s Chappell Yards. Full story: CTVnews.ca
March 18, 2015 | CP, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Globe and Mail, March 17, 2015) TORONTO — Governments have to be more willing to accept some inconvenience from strikes rather than repeatedly rely on threats of back-to-work legislation across a wide range of industry sectors, Canadian union leader Hassan...
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 13, 2015 | Headlines, Oil Train, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Teamsters Canada Rail Conference press release, March 12, 2015) OTTAWA — The Teamsters Union once again raises concerns following the third train derailment in Northern Ontario in less than a month. For years, the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) —...
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...
