Unifor has filed for conciliation with CN Rail following stalled negotiations and the employer’s notice to lay off at least 65 workers. …
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OpinionWorkplace Safety & OHS
Safety concerns are at the heart of the railway dispute as arbitration decision draws near
By Bruce Campbell, York University, Canada On Aug. 24, Canada’s federal labour board ordered the Canadian National (CN) and Canadian Pacific Kansas …
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FeaturedLabour Relations
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says arbitration call was needed in railway lockout
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau defended Wednesday his government’s move to call for binding arbitration and force an end to a work stoppage …
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Labour RelationsOpinion
Rail shutdown: What the dispute tells us about labour relations and politics in Canada
By Gerard Di Trolio, McMaster University The situation surrounding the nation-wide rail shutdown is evolving quickly as the Canadian government rushes to …
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Traffic at Canada’s two largest railways is slated to resume today as a rail work stoppage comes to an end following a …
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FeaturedLabour Relations
Teamsters challenge minister’s move to resume rail service as CPKC lockout drags on
Rail workers pushed back hard Friday against the federal government’s move to get them back on the job, with a new strike …
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Some commuters in the Toronto area will have to make alternate travel plans for a second day despite Ottawa’s intervention in an …
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FeaturedLabour Relations
B.C.’s West Coast Express commuter train still suspended as work stoppage continues
An end to a countrywide rail stoppage may be in sight, but riders of British Columbia’s West Coast Express are facing at …
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FeaturedLabour Relations
Liberals move to force binding arbitration, return to work in railway labour dispute
Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon said Thursday the federal government has asked the Canada Industrial Relations Board to end the lockout at the …
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FeaturedLabour Relations
Rail companies, union to resume talks as lockout shuts down both major railways
By Christopher Reynolds Bargaining between workers and the country’s two largest railways is set to resume Thursday morning after breaking off shortly before …


