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CN’s last work stoppage saw its Teamster-represented engineers walk the picket line in 2009. (File photo by Dave Bedard)
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CN, Teamsters reach new deal to avoid conductors’ strike

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Conductors, trainmen and yardmen for Canadian National Railway (CN) will remain on the job following an 11th-hour tentative agreement under threat of back-to-work legislation. “We commend the leadership of the (Teamsters Canada Rail Conference unit) for reaching consensus with the company and averting a possible strike,” CN chief operating officer Jim Vena said in a […] Read more
CN’s last work stoppage saw its Teamster-represented engineers walk the picket line in 2009. (File photo by Dave Bedard)
Crops, Machinery, Markets, Reuters

Back-to-work legislation planned against possible CN strike

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Canada’s Labour Minister Kellie Leitch said Wednesday the federal government plans to introduce back-to-work legislation to deal with a potential strike at Canadian National Railway (CN). “Today, our Conservative government is taking action to protect Canada’s economy and Canadian grain farmers by indicating our intention to introduce legislation to make sure CN stays on track,” […] Read more
Rem Enterprises recently released a new GrainVac model, the VRX. (GrainVac.com)
Crops, Machinery

AGI to take up GrainVac product line

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Grain handling equipment firm Ag Growth International (AGI) has brought another Prairie manufacturer into its bin with a deal to buy the GrainVac product line. Winnipeg-based AGI closed its deal Monday to buy the GrainVac line from Swift Current, Sask. manufacturer Rem Enterprises, which has made and marketed GrainVacs for about 40 years. The manufacturing […] Read more
Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz (with Pulse Canada CEO Gord Bacon at right) pledges expanded and more frequent reporting from the federal Grain Monitoring Program. (Dave Bedard photo)
Crops, Machinery, Markets

More detailed data sought on railways’ Prairie grain traffic

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Federally-mandated reporting on grain traffic on Canada’s two main railways is now expected to show the flow on a weekly rather than monthly basis. Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz dropped into Winnipeg Monday for meetings with members of the industry-led Crop Logistics Working Group (CLWG) and accepted a number of its “early recommendations” on improvements to […] Read more
Crops, Machinery

Sask. launches pilot for farm worker training program

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Saskatchewan’s regional colleges are to become home to new training programs for workers on the province’s farms, starting with a crop production course in March. The provincial and federal governments on Wednesday launched the pilot for an Agricultural Operator Program: three modules on seeding, spraying/scouting and harvest, to be delivered at Parkland Regional College in […] Read more
Crops, Machinery

CN conductors, yardpeople vote to reject deal

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Conductors, trainpersons, yardpersons and traffic co-ordinators on Canadian National Railway (CN) lines in Canada have voted to reject a proposed collective agreement that averted a work stoppage last fall. Montreal-based CN and the affected workers, represented by the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC), had reached a tentative three-year agreement in late October. The deal last […] Read more
Crops, Machinery

Grain revenue offsets CN’s slightly lower year-end profit

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Small improvements in grain revenue, on slightly fewer carloads, has helped offset slightly lower profits on record-level overall revenue in Canadian National Railway’s (CN) year-end ledger. Montreal-based CN on Thursday reported overall net income of $635 million on $2.745 billion in revenues for its fourth quarter ending Dec. 31, up from $610 million on $2.534 […] Read more
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Beef Cattle, Livestock, Machinery

Decision time for cattle tag dealers as CCIA reboots distribution

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Your local retailer of CCIA-approved cattle tags has until the end of this week to decide whether to continue selling under a new dealer agreement starting Monday. Previous agreements, under which local veterinary offices and other eligible retailers have sold CCIA (Canadian Cattle Identification Agency) radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags to producers, are terminated effective Feb. […] Read more
Crops, Machinery

Jump in grain revenue helps CP to record gross

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Substantially higher freight revenue per carload of grain, compared to 2012, has played a part in helping Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) to its highest-grossing fourth quarter and year-end in 2013. Calgary-based CP on Wednesday announced overall net income of $82 million on a quarterly-record $1.607 billion in revenues for its fourth quarter ending Dec. 31, […] Read more

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