March 21, 2022 | Canada, Contract Negotiations, CP, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Associated Press, March 20, 2022) DETROIT — Canadian Pacific covers much of the U.S. Midwest and is a large shipper of potash and fertilizer for agriculture. It also carries grain from the U.S. to its northern neighbor for domestic use and exports. Full...
March 18, 2022 | Canada, CP, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Bloomberg News, March 17, 2022) NEW YORK — Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. has issued a 72-hour notice to the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference of plans to lock out employees early March 20 if the union’s leadership and the company fail to negotiate a settlement...
March 17, 2022 | Canada, CP, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Canadian Press, March 17, 2022) CALGARY — Close to 3,000 employees of the Canadian Pacific Railway could be off the job early Sunday morning. Calgary-based CP Rail said in a release Wednesday that it has issued 72-hour notice to the Teamsters Canada Rail...
March 16, 2022 | Canada, CP, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Trains Magazine, March 15, 2022) CALGARY — While Canadian Pacific workers in Canada have authorized a strike that could have begun as soon as tonight, their union has yet to provide the 72-hour notice necessary before walking out. Full story: Trains...
March 16, 2022 | Canada, CP, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Reuters, March 15, 2022) WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Thousands of workers at Canada’s second-biggest railway, Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd., have threatened to strike this week, potentially disrupting the movement of grain, potash and coal at a time of soaring...
March 15, 2022 | Canada, CP, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: The Western Producer, March 14, 2022) CALGARY — Government mediators were expected to resume meetings today with the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference and Canadian Pacific Railway in hopes of averting a looming strike. Full story: The Western...
March 14, 2022 | CP, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Fertilizer Canada press release, March 11, 2022) OTTAWA, Ontario — Fertilizer Canada is calling on Teamster’s Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) and Canadian Pacific Railways (CP Rail) to swiftly resolve their negotiations to avoid a potentially disastrous...
March 11, 2022 | CP, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: The Western Producer, March 10, 2022) CALGARY — The volume of western Canadian grain exports, already 40 percent behind last year’s pace, could soon hit another roadblock, pending a potential strike involving members of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference...
March 10, 2022 | Canada, CP, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: The Load Star, March 9, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — According to the Teamsters Canadian Rail Conference (TCRC), which represents some 3,000 conductors, engineers and train and yard personnel at CP, 96.7% of them voted in favor of industrial action. The union has...
March 7, 2022 | CP, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Teamsters Canada Rail Conference press release, March 4, 2022) LAVAL — Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) has completed and tallied the results of a strike vote. There were 3,062 ballots sent out to the membership, with 96.7 per cent in favour of strike...
