File photo of a Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) sign at a picket outside a CN worksite in Winnipeg in 2009.

Federal labour board ruling opens door to rail strike

CN, CPKC warn of lockouts starting Aug. 22 unless progress is made

Glacier FarmMedia — Workers at Canada’s two major railways could be on strike or locked out as early as Aug. 22, following a decision by the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) issued Aug. 9 on the safety implications of a stoppage. Following a request in May from the federal government for such a review, the […] Read more





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Rail strike won’t happen this month, CPKC says

CPKC, Teamsters to continue meeting as Canadian Industrial Relations Board deliberates

A potential rail strike will not happen this month as rail companies and workers await a decision from the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB), Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) said today. 




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Railway strike vote dismays farmers  

Grain Growers of Canada calls on railways, workers to resolve their differences 

Grain Growers of Canada is sounding the alarm over a potential strike by workers at both of the country’s major railways.



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Rail strike looms as CN, CPKC workers take action to a vote

Any labour disruption could be weeks away, but the grain sector is still wary

Members of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) are in the middle of a strike vote. The vote comes after three collective agreements, covering CN and CPKC engineers and conductors as well as rail traffic controllers at CPCK, expired December 31.