UNIONS representing conductors and engineers from Canada's leading freight railroads have given the green light for a potential strike starting May 22, reports New York's Journal of Commerce.
Following a resounding 98 per cent vote from the teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC), members are prepared to leave the job unless a satisfactory labour agreement is reached.
Since March 1, federal conciliators have been attempting to broker a deal between Canadian Pacific-Kansas City (CPKC), Canadian National Railway (CN), and the TCRC, yet negotiations have hit an impasse.
Discussions on a new collective bargaining agreement faltered despite initial talks last fall.
During a recent press briefing, the Teamsters declined to specify whether the various TCRC unions would strike simultaneously at both railways.
As the conciliation period concluded on May 1, both parties are now subject to a mandatory 21-day 'cooling off' period before the TCRC can proceed with a strike or the railroads resort to locking out workers.
The voting period stretched from April 6 to May 1, culminating in Wednesday's announcement of the vote tally, a prerequisite for TCRC to issue a 72-hour strike notice as early as May 19.
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Following a resounding 98 per cent vote from the teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC), members are prepared to leave the job unless a satisfactory labour agreement is reached.
Since March 1, federal conciliators have been attempting to broker a deal between Canadian Pacific-Kansas City (CPKC), Canadian National Railway (CN), and the TCRC, yet negotiations have hit an impasse.
Discussions on a new collective bargaining agreement faltered despite initial talks last fall.
During a recent press briefing, the Teamsters declined to specify whether the various TCRC unions would strike simultaneously at both railways.
As the conciliation period concluded on May 1, both parties are now subject to a mandatory 21-day 'cooling off' period before the TCRC can proceed with a strike or the railroads resort to locking out workers.
The voting period stretched from April 6 to May 1, culminating in Wednesday's announcement of the vote tally, a prerequisite for TCRC to issue a 72-hour strike notice as early as May 19.
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