Rail Shutdown
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Canada’s labour tribunal calls rail shutdown end order ‘unprecedented’Canada's labour tribunal said Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon's instruction that the quasi-judicial body halt work stoppages and start binding arbitration amounted to an order.CanadaOct 22, 2024
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Rail workers union launches legal challenge to binding arbitration orderThe Teamsters union challenged directives for binding arbitration issued to a labour board by federal Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon last week.CanadaAug 30, 2024
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Service resumes on Montreal commuter train lines after rail stoppage disruptionsExo said that service on its Candiac, Saint-Jérôme and Vaudreuil/Hudson lines will return to their regular schedule after coming to an abrupt halt last week.CanadaAug 26, 2024
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Rail service set to resume as CN, CPKC work stoppage endsTraffic 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.CanadaAug 26, 2024
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‘Dangerous precedent’: Union reacts to board ordering rail employees back to workThe federal labour board has ordered thousands of rail employees back to work after a bitter contract dispute shut down the country's two major railways.EconomyAug 24, 2024
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West Coast Express stoppage has been a ‘game-changer’ for riders: councillorThe union says workers from CPKC will remain off the job pending an order from the Canada Industrial Relations Board. It is unclear when that will happen.CanadaAug 24, 2024
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Industry awaits labour board decision in railway disputeThe government agency charged with solving the Canada-wide rail shutdown with Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Kansas City could issue a decision Saturday.CanadaAug 24, 2024
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Canada’s rail shutdown, Harris clinches Democratic nomination and other top storiesKamala Harris clinched the Democratic party’s nomination for President and a shutdown brought Canada's train to a halt. Here are the top stories this week.CanadaAug 24, 2024
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Rail shutdown could ‘jeopardize’ some inflation progress: economistsUncertainty around how long rail disruptions may last could have dire implications for the Canadian economy. Here's what economists say about how the Bank of Canada might react.EconomyAug 23, 2024
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‘Caught in a bad situation’: Montreal commuters eye alternatives as trains halted for second dayExo says it will have some buses for customers up and running by Monday, but warns that it won't have enough to fully replace the suspended train service.CanadaAug 23, 2024
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