Union launches court appeal over government move to end railway labour dispute

A picket carries a Teamsters Rail placard at a Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) rail yard in Smiths Falls, Ont., on Aug. 22, 2024.

The Teamsters union, which represents thousands of rail workers, is appealing the federal government's decision to end a shutdown that halted freight traffic and commuters across the country.A picket carries a Teamsters Rail placard at a Canadian Pacific Kansas City rail yard in Smiths Falls, Ont. The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference has filed appeals challenging the decisions that led to binding arbitration.

Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon speaks in Ottawa on Aug. 22 about the rail labour disputes between the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference, Canadian National Railway and CPKC.

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