February 13, 2015 | CP, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Reuters, February 12, 2015) OTTAWA — Unifor, which represents about 1,800 maintenance and safety workers at CP Rail, gave the railway a strike notice late on February 11. A strike by Unifor members would go into effect at the same time as a possible strike by...
February 12, 2015 | CP, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Globe and Mail, February 11, 2015) TORONTO — Companies that depend on the railway to haul their goods to market are bracing for a possible strike at Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. A strike could hobble much of the Canadian manufacturing, retail and commodities...
February 12, 2015 | CP, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Financial Post, February 11, 2015) OTTAWA — A looming potential strike by engineers and conductors at Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. would not only cut into the company’s earnings but also has the potential to create transportation chaos across the country,...
February 12, 2015 | CP, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Reuters, February 11, 2015) NEW YORK — Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd said on Wednesday its managers will be ready to take over if engineers and conductors in Canada walk off the job on Sunday, as talks to try to avert a strike at the country’s No. 2...
February 11, 2015 | CP, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: CBC News, February 10, 2015) OTTAWA — Teamsters Canada Rail Conference has given Canadian Pacific Railway 72-hour strike notice, meaning 3,300 locomotive engineers, conductors and other train workers could walk off the job midnight on Saturday. Full story:...
February 10, 2015 | CP, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Canadian Press, February 10, 2015) OTTAWA — Mere weeks after a report worried about the slow pace of hauling grain off the Prairies, shippers in Saskatchewan are bracing for the possibility of a labour disruption involving Canadian Pacific Railway engineers...
February 9, 2015 | CP, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: CBC News, February 6, 2015) OTTAWA — The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) alleges that CP Rail is violating a recent ruling regarding the use of union workers to teach CP Rail managers and office workers to operate trains. The union claims managers are...
February 9, 2015 | CP, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Teamsters Canada Rail Conference press release, February 7, 2015) CALGARY — Today the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) members employed as Locomotive Engineers, Conductors, Trainmen and Yardmen throughout Canada has provided their National Bargaining...
January 23, 2015 | CN, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Canadian Press, January 21, 2015) MONTREAL — Conciliation between Canadian National Railway and its locomotive engineers is set to expire a midnight Saturday night after the union says the railway rejected its request for a 60-day extension. As a result, the...
January 16, 2015 | CN, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: CN press release, January 15, 2015) MONTREAL — CN announced today that it has negotiated a tentative labour agreement with the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference-Rail Canada Traffic Controllers (TCRC-RCTC) union that represents rail traffic controllers in...
