June 8, 2023 | Canada, CP, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Teamsters Canada press release, June 7, 2023) LAVAL, Quebec — A federal judge has found Canadian Pacific to be in contempt of court after the company forced train crews to work excessively long hours in violation of a court order to abide by the collective...
May 31, 2023 | CN, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Teamsters Canada Rail Conference press release, May 26, 2023) OTTAWA, Ontario — The TCRC is very pleased to announce the ratification of their new collective agreement affecting approximately 6,000 Locomotive Engineers, Conductors and Yard Workers employed...
May 23, 2023 | Canada, Commuter Rail, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Teamsters Canada Rail Conference press release, May 18, 2023) TORONTO — The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) and Alstom today reached a tentative agreement affecting over 850 workers who operate Toronto’s commuter trains. Union members will begin...
April 25, 2023 | Canada, CN, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Teamsters Canada Rail Conference press release, April 23, 2023) LAVAL, Quebec — The Teamsters Canadian Rail Conference (TCRC) and Canadian National (CN) have successfully reached a tentative agreement. The agreement must now be voted on by approximately 6,000...
March 21, 2023 | BNSF, CP, Headlines, Paid Sick Leave, Teamsters Canada, Unions
(Source: Progressive Railroading, March 20, 2023) BNSF Railway Co. and the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers have reached an agreement calling for the union’s members to receive an additional four paid days off to use as sick days and gain the ability to...
January 5, 2023 | Canada, CN, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Canadian National press release, January 3, 2023) MONTREAL — CN announced that on December 23, 2022, the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) ratified a new collective agreement. The agreement covers approximately 160 rail traffic controllers in Canada....
October 27, 2022 | Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Teamsters Canada press release, October 19, 2022) LAVAL, Quebec — Teamsters Canada is welcoming the federal government’s plan, announced today, to implement anti-scab legislation in the federally regulated private sector. The move would level the playing...
September 30, 2022 | News, Teamsters Canada
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, September 30 — Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) kicked off its 5th National Convention on Tuesday, September 27, in Halifax. TCRC members were BLE members prior to the BLE-IBT merger in 2004, and they are now part of Teamsters Canada. Vice...
August 16, 2022 | Contract Agreement, CP, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Canadian Pacific Railway press release, August 15, 2022) CALGARY — Canadian Pacific Railway Limited today announced a new two-year collective agreement with the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) – Train and Engine following binding arbitration. The new...
April 1, 2022 | Canada, CP, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Trains Magazine, March 31, 2022) CALGARY, Alberta — The degradation of air brakes in extreme cold, the limited effectiveness of current train brake tests, and inadequate training and experience of supervisory personnel contributed to the 2019 Canadian Pacific...
