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4/9/2018
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Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) members at Canadian Pacific voted last week to authorize a strike. The vote means that up to 3,000 conductors and locomotive engineers could go on strike as early as April 21, according to a press release issued by Teamsters Canada.The previous collective agreement with CP expired Dec. 31, 2017. Negotiations for a new pact began Nov. 16, 2017. Federal mediators were brought in Jan. 29."Despite our best efforts to negotiate in good faith, we have come to a point where Teamsters are prepared to go on strike for the third time in six years to obtain a fair and reasonable contract renewal,” said TCRC President Doug Finnson. “We will do everything in our power to reach a negotiated settlement at CP, but one that is acceptable to our members and that addresses the major issues that exist with this employer."
Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) members at Canadian Pacific voted last week to authorize a strike. The vote means that up to 3,000 conductors and locomotive engineers could go on strike as early as April 21, according to a press release issued by Teamsters Canada.The previous collective agreement with CP expired Dec. 31, 2017. Negotiations for a new pact began Nov. 16, 2017. Federal mediators were brought in Jan. 29."Despite our best efforts to negotiate in good faith, we have come to a point where Teamsters are prepared to go on strike for the third time in six years to obtain a fair and reasonable contract renewal,” said TCRC President Doug Finnson. “We will do everything in our power to reach a negotiated settlement at CP, but one that is acceptable to our members and that addresses the major issues that exist with this employer."
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