June 2, 2011 | Canada, Headlines, VIA Rail
(Teamsters Canada issued the following on June 1, 2011.) OTTAWA — The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) announced today that its members have ratified a four-year contract with VIA Rail Canada (VIA). The TCRC represents some 350 employees working as locomotive...
July 22, 2010 | Headlines, VIA Rail
(Reuters circulated the following on July 21, 2010.) OTTAWA — The Canadian Auto Workers union said Wednesday that its members voted 88 percent in favor of a new, three-year contract with Via Rail. The two sides reached a tentative agreement late last month after...
July 1, 2010 | Headlines, VIA Rail
(The Canadian Press circulated the following on June 29, 2010.) MONTREAL — After months of negotiations, ten days of intense bargaining and a threatened strike, Via Rail and more than two-thousand of its workers have reached a tentative-three year agreement. “We...
June 28, 2010 | Canada, Headlines, VIA Rail
(The following story by Jeff Bolichowsk appeared on The Windsor Star website on June 28, 2010.) WINDSOR — A possible train strike was averted late Saturday night as Via Rail and the CAW reached a tentative agreement. Bob Chernecki, who is in charge of the...
June 22, 2010 | Headlines, VIA Rail
(Reuters Canada issued the following on June 21, 2010.) VANCOUVER, B.C. — Via Rail Canada will run a skeleton schedule of train services across Canada if ticketing vendors and maintenance staff go on strike, the passenger rail company said on Monday, unveiling...
May 17, 2010 | Headlines, VIA Rail
(Canwest News Service circulated the following story by Mike DeSouza on May 15, 2010.) OTTAWA — Faster trains, more frequency and punctuality are among the priorities of the new boss at Canada’s national passenger rail service. After a difficult year in 2009,...
May 11, 2010 | Headlines, VIA Rail
(VIA Rail Canada issued the following on May 10, 2010.) MONTREAL — VIA Rail Canada announced today that as of May 11, 2010 travel times on the Montréal – Ottawa route will improve with the introduction of new schedules. Trip times will be shortened by as much as...
April 9, 2010 | Canada, Headlines, VIA Rail
(CBC News circulated the following on April 8, 2010.) OTTAWA — Shops, homes and offices could soon surround Ottawa’s passenger train station. Via Rail has selected Canderel Property Management as a partner to help it develop about 3.4 hectares of its 9.3-hectare...
March 31, 2010 | CN, Headlines, VIA Rail
(The following appeared at CBC.ca. on March 30, 2010.) MONTREAL — Via Rail passenger service in the Toronto-Ottawa and Toronto-Montreal corridors was expected to resume Wednesday morning after it was suspended Tuesday afternoon on account of a CN freight train...
March 30, 2010 | Canada, Headlines, VIA Rail
(The Canadian Press circulated the following on March 29, 2010.) MONCTON, N.B. — A New Brunswick company has won a $12.6-million contract from the federal government and Via Rail to modernize railcars. Industrial Rail Services of Moncton will upgrade six...
