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Canadian government to consider CN strike settlement

(Bloomberg News circulated the following article by Doug Alexander and Greg Quinn on February 20.) TORONTO — Canadian Labor Minister Jean-Pierre Blackburn said he’s “very concerned” about a strike by Canadian National Railway Co. workers, and will meet some of...

Ford Canada restarts plant idled by CN Rail strike

(Reuters circulated the following article on February 19.) VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Ford Motor Co. of Canada has restarted its St. Thomas, Ontario, assembly plant, which had been idled by a strike at Canadian National Railway Co., officials said on Monday....

Canada seeks rail strike end, disruptions continue

(Reuters circulated the following article on February 20.) VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Canadian National Railway Co. asked labor regulators on Monday to declare a strike by 2,800 workers illegal, while customers of Canadian National, the country’s largest...

CN Rail and UTU talk about talking

(Reuters circulated the following article by Allan Dowd on February 15.) VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Canadian National Railway Co. said on Thursday it has offered to restart bargaining with striking freight train workers, but the union has rejected the idea....

CN, UTU at odds over incidents

(The following article by Brookes Merritt was posted on the Edmonton Sun website on February 15.) EDMONTON — CN officials continue to insist striking workers are having little effect on railroad operations, but United Transportation Union members say several...

No talks set in Canadian rail strike

(Reuters circulated the following article on February 14.) VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Negotiators for striking Canadian National Railway conductors said on Wednesday that union members have offered to return to work if the company agrees not to discipline...

CN says striking conductors wage demands too high

(Reuters circulated the following article on February 12.) MONTREAL — Canadian National Railway Co. said on Sunday 2,800 striking conductors and yard-service workers at its operations in Canada demanded wage increases that were 40 percent higher than those...

Canadian Rail strike threatens auto exports, analysts say

(Bloomberg News circulated the following article by Rob Delaney on February 11.) TORONTO — A strike at Canada’s largest railway threatens to disrupt the country’s C$50 billion ($43 billion) trade with the U.S. in cars and auto parts made by companies including...

Canadian rail workers strike

(Bloomberg News circulated the following article on February 10.) TORONTO — Canadian National Railway, the country’s largest railroad, said Saturday that its conductors had struck illegally after a midnight deadline on contract talks passed without agreement....

Canadian National to use managers in conductor strike

(Bloomberg News circulated the following article by Reg Curren on February 7.) MONTREAL — Canadian National Railway Co., the country’s biggest railroad, said it plans to use managers to keep its freight trains moving if 2,800 conductors and yard workers go...