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- CN Strike Threatened for Saturday
- 11/25/2009
- IMPORTANT Notice - CN Strike Threatened for Saturday, Nov. 28
Today CN received a 72-hour strike notice from the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) of its plan to strike the company at 0001 hours Nov. 28, 2009.
Reached for comment, Peter Ladouceur AVP Marketing, CN Intermodal confirmed the company is committed to provide the best possible service to its customers in the circumstances. “We will run the railroad and intermodal container traffic will be of highest priority,’ he advised. Mr. Ladouceur went on to say that if the strike goes ahead on the weekend, the railroad is prepared. Although the ground count in Vancouver is higher than normal, new cars are already on their way west to address that issue. Prince Rupert, Montreal and Toronto are in good shape and weather should not be a factor at this time.
CN said the TCRC’s decision is unfortunate because a strike is in no one’s interest - not the locomotive engineers; CN’s other employees, its customers or the Canadian economy.
CN is urging the TCRC to resume negotiations immediately to reach a settlement. If that is not possible, CN believes the union should agree to submit issues in dispute to binding arbitration before the Nov. 28 strike deadline. Such an approach is fully consistent with the TCRC’s agreement to binding arbitration to end its strike at VIA Rail Canada Inc. in July 2009. In that dispute, the TCRC asked for two per cent wage increases - the same as CN’s last offer to the union.
If the strike occurs as it seems is probable on Saturday, CIFFA Members experiencing unusually severe disruption or delays can send details to communications@ciffa.com who will address with CN. Members are encouraged to share this information with customers. Updates will be shared as they are received.
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