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No talks yet in CN Rail strike as union squabbles

(Reuters circulated the following story by Allan Dowd on April 13.) VANCOUVER, B.C. — Pickets were up at a handful of Canadian National Railway freight yards on Thursday, but no negotiations were scheduled between Canada’s largest railway and the bitterly...

CN strike threat looms

(Reuters circulated the following article by Alan Dowd on March 29.) VANCOUVER — The labour walkout that disrupted Canada National Railway Co. and drew threats of government intervention could resume immediately if workers reject the proposed new contract,...

CN blames strike for profit warning

(The following article by Brent Jang was posted on the Globe and Mail website on March 30.) TORONTO — Canadian National Railway Co. has kept earnings chugging ahead in recent years in the face of hurricanes, derailments, mudslides and high fuel prices, but a...

CN Rail workers rethink accord, ex-union chief says

(Bloomberg News circulated the following article by Rob Delaney on March 22.) OTTAWA — Workers at Canadian National Railway Co., the country’s largest railway, may not ratify a labor accord reached Feb. 24 because it won’t end “intimidation” against employees, a...

UTU extends voting on CN contract deal

(Reuters circulated the following article by Allan Dowd on March 21.) VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The union representing 2,800 workers who struck Canadian National Railway Co. for more than two weeks in February has extended the vote on a proposed contract...

CN Rail strike ends with fragile truce

(The following article by Brent Jang was posted on the Globe and Mail website on February 25.) TORONTO — Striking CN Rail employees have started to return to their posts after their union reached a tentative one-year agreement with management on the weekend, but...

CN Rail deal eases government intervention threat

(Reuters circulated the following article by Allan Dowd on February 25.) VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The Canadian government put its plans to force an end to the strike at Canadian National Railway Co. on hold on Sunday, after the railroad and the union...

Canadian rail workers end their strike

(Bloomberg News circulated the following article on February 26.) TORONTO — The Canadian National Railway’s striking employees returned to work yesterday, a day after their union reached a tentative settlement for a new labor contract. The 2,800 conductors and...

The bottom line: Did CN push too hard?

(The following article by Brent Jang was posted on the Globe and Mail website on February 23.) TORONTO — In his four years at the throttle, Hunter Harrison has revolutionized how CN Rail does business, driving productivity, boosting the stock price by 150 per...

CN workers get back-to-work notice

(The following article by Brent Jang was posted on the Toronto Globe and Mail website on February 22.) TORONTO — Ottawa issued a back-to-work notice yesterday for striking Canadian National Railway Co. staff while a soap opera unfolded that could lead to a...