Train conductors, engineers, yard workers and rail traffic controllers under Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) voted overwhelmingly in favour of a strike mandate Wednesday.
Unionized workers at Canada ’s two largest railways have voted in favour of a strike, and could walk off the job on May 22 if no deal is reached, leaving prairie farmers and producer organizations concerned about the potential effect on their business.
The TCRC say that requests from the companies to modify these provisions create workplace safety issues. Under the act, the minimum rest period when an employee is at their home terminal is 12 hours, and 10 hours when travelling or at a remote site. This includes at least eight hours without being called by the rail company.
The conciliation period ended on May 1, and now both the union and rail companies are in the legally required 21-day cooling off period before any further action can be taken.According to CN, the union says the earliest they are able to return to the bargaining table is May 13.Canada is a geographically vast country where the railroads carry a wide variety of goods such from oil to agricultural products to consumer goods.
Harpe says the agricultural community relies on rail to move a vast majority of their products, whether it’s fertilizer or crops heading to market. So, he says the Grain Growers are doing what they can to try and avert a strike. Johnsons says the biggest consumer impact on a rail strike like this would be an “almost immediate shutdown” on the shipping of certain goods, such as agricultural products, across Canada.Feel-good Friday: Global BC’s highlights of the week
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