CN train on Waverley overpass. Taken on September 6, 2020.
Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon has rejected CN Rail’s request for binding arbitration in the company's labour dispute with Teamsters Canada Rail Conference — one week before a lockout could shut down the rail network.Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon has rejected CN Rail's request to intervene in their negotiations with the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference with binding arbitration.
Minister of Labour and Seniors Steven MacKinnon told CN Rail and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference they have a responsibility to reach a negotiated settlement to avoid a supply line shutdown. This section was most recently used on June 26 by then-labour minister Seamus O'Regan to order binding arbitration between WestJet mechanics and the airline.
"From the very beginning, rail workers have only ever sought a fair and equitable agreement. Unfortunately, both rail companies are demanding concessions that could tear families apart or jeopardize rail safety. Rail workers have fought for a safer and more humane industry for decades, and we will not accept moving backwards," said TCRC president Paul Boucher.
"Using the section 107 to force them into binding arbitration takes the union's ability to negotiate with all of their tools. It is constitutionally protected that unions have the right to withdraw their labour from management, from corporations, when they're in negotiations," Green told CBC News.on MacKinnon to do everything in the government's power to prevent a work stoppage in order to avoid "disastrous" economic impacts.
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