MONTREAL (Reuters) -The Canada Industrial Relations Board ordered on Saturday a halt to work stoppages at the country's largest railways, the Teamsters union...
Trains sit at CPKS Alyth yards near downtown Calgary after the Teamsters union workers were locked out by the company in CalgaryMONTREAL -The Canada Industrial Relations Board ordered on Saturday a halt to work stoppages at the country's largest railways, the Teamsters union said, signaling an end to an unprecedented service disruption at both main freight rail carriers.
The board's decision is the latest twist in the labor disputes at CN and CPKC, which locked out Teamsters members on Thursday, triggering a simultaneous rail stoppage that business groups said could inflict hundreds of millions of dollars in economic damage. The labor board's decision will avert a planned strike on Monday at 10 a.m. ET by locomotive engineers, conductors and other workers at Montreal-based CN just days after Canada's largest railway ended a lockout and began restoring service.The Teamsters union has said it will lawfully abide by any decision from the CIRB, but is prepared to file challenges in federal court if necessary.
The Teamsters union wants its members' working conditions and pay to be determined by bargaining, despite disputes with CN and CP over scheduling, shift duration and availability. CN, for example, wants employees to work up to 12-hour shifts, compared with 10 hours in the current agreement, a move opposed by the union.
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