(Source: CBC News, February 2, 2015)
CALGARY — A Canadian railway company is training its non-union managers and office workers to drive locomotives and load trains, a move one labour lawyer says could be an attempt to prepare for a possible work stoppage. Documents show CP Rail has encouraged office employees to step away from their desks and cubicles and sign up for training both on the trains and in the rail yards. The program is targeted mainly towards mechanical and engineering workers, but open to any non-union employees.
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