As the negotiating clock ticks down, the country's two main railways are set for a nationwide strike or lockout in less than two weeks after a ruling that their work does not amount to an essential service.
As the negotiating clock ticks down, the country's two main railways are set for a nationwide strike or lockout in less than two weeks after a ruling that their work does not amount to an essential service.
Late Friday afternoon, Canadian Pacific said it will lock out 3,300 employees one minute after midnight on Aug. 22 unless a deal is secured. Shippers and producers say the potential stoppage at CN or CPKC -- or both simultaneously -- would halt freight traffic, clog ports and disrupt industries. "The board is satisfied that, at this time, a strike or lockout at CN would not pose an immediate and serious danger to the safety or health of the public."Sticking points at the bargaining table boil down to crew scheduling, fatigue management and safety, the Teamsters said. The union has rejected binding arbitration with both companies.
The stance differed from that adopted by industry -- the players most frustrated by Friday's ruling -- in a message to the prime minister. Bob Masterson, CEO of Chemistry Industry Association of Canada, called the tribunal decision "disappointing." One railcar amounts to three big rigs' worth of commodities, he said. "And every day we move 530 railcars. So somehow, at short notice, we're going to find 1,500 to 2,000 more trucks to carry our product, as well as everybody else trying to? That's just not possible at all."A passenger plane crashed into a gated residential community in Brazil's Sao Paulo state Friday, killing all 61 people aboard and leaving a smoldering wreck, officials and the airline said.
The Crown has made their sentence submissions for Michael Gordon Jackson, the Saskatchewan man found guilty of withholding his daughter to prevent her from receiving a COVID-19 vaccine.The RCMP is interviewing witnesses connected to Ontario’s Greenbelt scandal, Premier Doug Ford’s office confirmed to CTV News Toronto on Friday.
Danes in central Copenhagen on Thursday marked the return to supermarket shelves of fiery South Korean ramen noodles that had been banned for being too spicy, a decision that has since been partly reversed. A 400-acre ranch in B.C.'s Okanagan has hit the market for $2.5 million and one of the property's selling features is a hobbit-hole-inspired house that has been named one of Canada's most wish-listed Airbnbs.The Calgary Police Service is sharing heartwarming photos of an officer reunited with the young child he saved over the weekend.
Next generation of Canadian Olympians competing at Legion Youth Track and Field Championships in Foothills park The Crown has made their sentence submissions for Michael Gordon Jackson, the Saskatchewan man found guilty of withholding his daughter to prevent her from receiving a COVID-19 vaccine.A federal labour tribunal has deemed rail workers non-essential, opening the door to a strike in under two weeks that could bring Canada’s supply chain screeching to a halt.A 25-year-old Calgary man has been charged after Saskatchewan Highway Patrol seized 8.
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