Federal government to force binding arbitration in rail dispute, operations to resume

Rail union challenges Canada government directive forcing binding arbitration

The union representing Canada rail workers on Friday challenged the federal government’s directive imposing final binding arbitration to resolve labour bargaining, according to local media, and instead issued a strike notice set to commence on Monday. The government’s directive Thursday came hours after an employer-led lockout of more than 9,000 workers at CN Rail and Canada Pacific Kansas City Ltd., the two largest rail operators in Canada, res…

Western Grain Elevator Association Applauds Federal Government for bringing Final Binding Arbitration to Rail Dispute

“We are extremely pleased that Minister MacKinnon, Minister MacAulay and their cabinet colleagues recognized that a negotiated deal was not possible, and imposed arbitration to resolve these disputes,” said Wade Sobkowich, Executive Director of the WGEA. “The grain sector would have been playing catch up for the remainder of the year with a lasting strike or lockout.”

Teamsters Renew Canadian Railroad Strike After Government Sets Arbitration

Hours after saying they would take down their picket lines, the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference served a new strike notice on CN, one of the two main...

Canadian govenment orders binding arbitration to end labor dispute between CN and CPKC railroads and the Teamsters union

Bryant Sanderson at CHS Hedging said “The Canadian government has ordered binding arbitration to end the labor dispute between CN and CPKC railroads and the Teamsters union.” Hightower Report said “Canadian National, says they will restart operations this morning despite…

Canadian government orders arbitration to end rail labor dispute

The Canadian government has intervened in a labor dispute involving thousands of freight train workers. The deadlock on workers’ contract negotiations could have led to a major economic disruption, impacting goods coming into the United States.    Canada’s two largest railroads, Canadian National and CPKC, locked out more than 9,000 unionized workers on Thursday. Within hours, the government ordered the railroads to enter binding arbitration.  "…

Canada orders a third party to mediate a labor dispute between railways and employees

Negotiations between Canadian National Railway, Canadian Pacific Kansas City and the Teamsters union, which represents 10,000 of the companies' employees, began about a year ago. (Image credit: Stephen Smith)