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Canadian rail operations to resume Monday amid labor dispute. Teamsters plan legal challenge despite government intervention.
Canada's rail will resume Monday, due to interventions from The Canada Industrial Relations Board. Despite this, tensions remain high with Teamsters vowing to challenge the order in court. Here are some key details:
Canadian National (CN) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) locked out workers Thursday, grinding operations to a halt. The Canada Industrial Relations Board stepped in Saturday, ordering:
Despite operations being back and moving again, Teamsters are not quite pleased with the ways this situation turned out. Spokesman Christopher Monette stated:
"We'll comply with the board's decision but plan to appeal the order in federal court."
Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon pushed for resolution on Thursday, meeting with the union and railroad representatives in the days leading up to the stoppage. He urged the parties to complete new labor agreements to avoid service disruption of Canada’s main railroads. This eventually led to the arbitration being set to get rails moving again. There is also in place with in the order regulations that also prevents further labor disruption through stoppage or lockout, thus voiding the union’s strike notice. Much to the dismay of some critics:
Paul von Huene
With the order in place the CN is, "Focused on safely getting goods moving again." And CPKC Ended their lockout, requesting their workers to return to work Sunday.
The Teamsters union seeks to have its members' working conditions and compensation determined through collective bargaining, despite ongoing disagreements with CN and CP regarding scheduling, shift length, and availability. For instance, CN is advocating for employees to work up to 12-hour shifts, an increase from the 10-hour shifts specified in the current agreement, a proposal which is opposed by the union.
The union and the railroad networks will meet with the board on August 29. Legal challenges and ongoing negotiations for a new contracts are to be expected. Clearly, this situation remains shaky. Stay tuned for updates on this critical transportation dispute.
Source: Trucking Dive | Reuters
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