UPDATE: 12-week strike ends for 300 Canadian railroaders as union settles with arbitration
About 300 signal and communications workers will pursue a final ruling on wages, expenses and scheduling after rejecting CPKC’s latest offer.
- On Monday, Aug 24, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers ended a 12-week strike against CPKC, agreeing to submit outstanding collective bargaining issues to binding interest arbitration.
- The labour disruption began May 31 between Vancouver and Montreal over wages, employee expenses, and demanding schedules; the union rejected CPKC's most recent offer with 89 per cent of 287 members opposing it.
- Alleging improper use of third-party workers, the union filed 19 complaints under the Canada Labour Code, though the Canada Industrial Relations Board had heard only two by Aug 14.
- CPKC continues relocating 123 Revelstoke railroaders to Kamloops this summer, aiming to mitigate staff retention, housing, and cost-of-living challenges that fueled the dispute.
- Jason Sommer, senior general chairman for IBEW System Council, cited the "absence of timely, real-time enforcement" and prolonged CIRB proceedings as key factors driving the union's decision to pursue arbitration.
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UPDATE: 12-week strike ends for 300 Canadian railroaders as union settles with arbitration - Creston Valley Advance
After three months, labour disruptions have ended for CPKC’s signal and communications department across Canada as the union reluctantly agrees to mediation and arbitration. Twelve weeks have passed since the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Canadian Signals and Communications Systems Council No. 11 began striking between Vancouver and Montreal over concerns about CPKC’s wages, employee expenses, on-call obligations and dem…
UPDATE: 12-week strike ends for 300 Canadian railroaders as union settles with arbitration - Fort St. James Caledonia Courier
After three months, labour disruptions have ended for CPKC’s signal and communications department across Canada as the union reluctantly agrees to mediation and arbitration. Twelve weeks have passed since the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Canadian Signals and Communications Systems Council No. 11 began striking between Vancouver and Montreal over concerns about CPKC’s wages, employee expenses, on-call obligations and dem…
UPDATE: 12-week strike ends for 300 Canadian railroaders as union settles with arbitration - Vanderhoof Omineca Express
After three months, labour disruptions have ended for CPKC’s signal and communications department across Canada as the union reluctantly agrees to mediation and arbitration. Twelve weeks have passed since the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Canadian Signals and Communications Systems Council No. 11 began striking between Vancouver and Montreal over concerns about CPKC’s wages, employee expenses, on-call obligations and dem…
UPDATE: 12-week strike ends for 300 Canadian railroaders as union settles with arbitration - Northern Sentinel
After three months, labour disruptions have ended for CPKC’s signal and communications department across Canada as the union reluctantly agrees to mediation and arbitration. Twelve weeks have passed since the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Canadian Signals and Communications Systems Council No. 11 began striking between Vancouver and Montreal over concerns about CPKC’s wages, employee expenses, on-call obligations and dem…
UPDATE: 12-week strike ends for 300 Canadian railroaders as union settles with arbitration - The Interior News - Smithers BC
After three months, labour disruptions have ended for CPKC’s signal and communications department across Canada as the union reluctantly agrees to mediation and arbitration. Twelve weeks have passed since the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Canadian Signals and Communications Systems Council No. 11 began striking between Vancouver and Montreal over concerns about CPKC’s wages, employee expenses, on-call obligations and dem…
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UPDATE: 12-week strike ends for 300 Canadian railroaders as union settles with arbitration
After three months, labour disruptions have ended for CPKC’s signal and communications department across Canada as the union reluctantly agrees to mediation and arbitration. Twelve weeks have passed since the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Canadian Signals and Communications Systems Council No. 11 began striking between Vancouver and Montreal over concerns about CPKC’s wages, employee expenses, on-call obligations and dem…
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