CN Rail

• Jasper mayor says CN Rail relocation will be devastating: ‘Deeply disappointed’

  Mayor Richard Ireland said CN Rail's presence in Jasper, which dates back over a century, is a key part of the community's identity and he hopes the company will reconsider.

  Canada

  Sep 20
  
• CN Rail relocating Jasper operations 100 kilometres away to Hinton

  Canadian National Railway said it aims to minimize train stops between Edmonton and Blue River, B.C., which sits across the Rockies.

  Canada

  Sep 19
  
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• Rail workers union launches legal challenge to binding arbitration order

  The Teamsters union challenged directives for binding arbitration issued to a labour board by federal Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon last week.

  Canada

  Aug 30
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• Rail service set to resume as CN, CPKC work stoppage ends

  Traffic at Canada's two largest railways is slated to resume on Monday as a rail work stoppage comes to an end following a Saturday decision from the federal labour board.

  Canada

  Aug 26
• Teamsters serve CN Rail with Monday strike notice

  Labour Minister Steve MacKinnon said he will use his powers under the Canada Labour Code to “secure industrial peace” and impose final, binding arbitration.

  Canada

  Aug 23
• What are the rail shutdown sticking points in labour talks?

  Negotiations failed to prevent a work stoppage Wednesday night, with the union and railways stuck on multiple sticking points keeping the two sides from a deal.

  Canada

  Aug 22
• Rail shutdown: Ottawa imposing binding arbitration on parties

  Freight trains across Canada came to grinding halt Thursday as thousands of workers at the country’s two main railway companies were locked out.

  Canada

  Aug 22
• Rail shutdown likely as labour minister says ‘significant issues’ remain

  Freight trains across Canada are expected to come to a grinding halt as soon as 12:01 a.m. Thursday with roughly 9,000 railway employees nearing a looming strike or lockout date.

  Economy

  Aug 21
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• As rail shutdown looms, Freeland vows no tolerance for ‘self-inflicted wound’

  Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon will be in Calgary Wednesday, after visiting Montreal Tuesday, to try and get the railways and union to reach a deal.

  Canada

  Aug 21
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• Looming rail strike impacts would be ‘significant’ Port of Vancouver warns

  When B.C.'s longshore workers were on strike for 13 days in 2023, the Port of Vancouver said $800 million in goods/day were affected and it took months to clear the backlog.

  Economy

  Aug 19