Union: 9,300 CN and CPKC workers vote 97 per cent in favour of a strike mandate
Employees at Canada’s two biggest railways have authorized a strike to back contract demands that could see thousands of workers walk off the job in three weeks if they are unable to reach new deals.
Paul Boucher, president of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference, claims that the railways are trying to strip the collective agreements of “safety-critical rest provisions” and that negotiators are at an impasse.
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