A Canadian Pacific Kansas City Railway conductor’s 20-day suspension for an alleged improper handbrake test has been vacated after the Canadian Railway …
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PREMIUM Arbitrator cuts suspension for CPKC engineer who silenced phone, slept through two calls
A long-service locomotive engineer at Canadian Pacific Kansas City Railway will have a 30-day suspension cut to 10 days after the Canadian …
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French train driver killed, 16 injured in a railway crossing crash
BULLY-LES-MINES, France (AP) — A French high-speed train driver was killed on Tuesday and 16 people were injured when his locomotive slammed …
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By Christopher Reynolds A proposed merger between two big American railways will hurt competition and drive up consumer costs across the continent. Or …
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When an arbitrator can order a company to rebuild what it tore down
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberThere is a moment in many labour disputes when management exhales. The facility is closed. The workers are gone. The equipment is …
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Arbitrator orders CN to reopen Manitoba wheel shop, compensate laid-off workers
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberCanadian National Railway must reopen its Transcona Wheel Shop, hire at least 20 new employees, and pay compensation to dozens of workers …
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CPKC ratifies 16 collective agreements covering 700 U.S. rail workers
Canadian Pacific Kansas City has ratified 16 collective bargaining agreements with various unions representing approximately 700 rail workers across 11 U.S. states. …
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CPKC must pay personal leave based on actual earnings, not minimum rate, court rules
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberCanadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) Railway must compensate employees for paid personal leave days based on their actual average earnings rather than …
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Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. and Canadian National Railway Co. are warning about the impact to competition of a proposed rail merger …
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2 big rail unions oppose $85B Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger over safety and cost concerns
By Josh Funk OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The proposed $85 billion merger of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern railroads has lost the support of two …


