September 12, 2022 | Headlines, National Negotiations 2019, Unions
(Source: CNN, September 11, 2022) There has been a surge in union activism — including strikes and organizing efforts — in the last year that is being driven by factors far beyond pay rates and benefits packages. It’s not just about the money. If pay was the...
August 31, 2022 | Headlines, Unions
(Source: The Hill, August 30, 2022) Seventy-one percent of Americans indicated support for labor unions in a Gallup poll released on Tuesday, the highest percentage since 1965. The latest measure is a slight uptick from the 68 percent who supported labor unions when...
August 5, 2022 | Contract Agreement, Headlines, Unions, VIA Rail
(Source: Progressive Railroading, August 4, 2022) Unifor National Council 4000 and Local 100 members employed by VIA Rail Canada Inc. have ratified new collective-bargaining agreements that provide a wage increase and work flexibility. Full story: Progressive...
July 22, 2022 | Headlines, National Negotiations 2019, Unions
(Source: Farm Progress, July 20, 2022) The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Coast Longshore Division announced on July 19 that it stands in solidarity with the Rail Unions and they workers they represent as they seek what they would consider a...
July 8, 2022 | Canada, Headlines, Unions, VIA Rail
(Source: Railway Age, July 7, 2022) As negotiations continue in Montreal, members of Unifor, Canada’s largest union on the private sector and representing VIA Rail’s on-board service personnel, chefs, sales agents and customer staff, issued a strike mandate ahead of...
July 5, 2022 | Canada, CN, Headlines, Unions
(Source: CBC News, July 4, 2022) The Canadian National Railway and the union representing 750 of its signal and communication workers have agreed to enter binding arbitration, bringing an end to a two-week strike. The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers...
June 21, 2022 | CN, Headlines, Unions
(Source: Progressive Railroading, June 20, 2022) CN has implemented its operational contingency plan now that the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) has begun its strike. The union represents 750 CN employees. Full story: Progressive...
June 20, 2022 | Canada, CN, Headlines, Unions
(Source: Bloomberg, June 19, 2022) Canadian National Railway Co. workers have gone on strike after failing to reach an agreement on Saturday over benefits and wages, according to the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers lead negotiator. Full story:...
June 17, 2022 | Canada, CN, Headlines, Unions
(Source: Railway Age, June 16, 2022) The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) has notified CN of its intention to strike as of 11 a.m. ET on July 18, the Class I railroad reported June 15. CN said it received 72-hour notice from IBEW, which...
May 6, 2022 | Contract Negotiations, National Negotiations 2019, News, STB, Unions
MAY 6, 2022 — While waiting for a response to our recent request to the National Mediation Board that a proffer of arbitration be issued by the Board to move our contract dispute to the next level, CBC unions participated in two additional days of mediated bargaining...
