Canadian Pacific suspends rail services in Canada after failing to reach agreement with workers
2012 05 26
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CANADIAN Pacific Railway has suspended Canadian service early this week after union workers began a strike after failing to hammer out a contract with management.
However, the company said CP railroad service within the US will not be affected. Railroad management and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference, the union representing 4,800 engineers, conductors and rail traffic controllers, are still in negotiations. Canadian Labour Minister Lisa Raitt was unable to get the two parties to agree to a contract before the midnight deadline.
"We have made every reasonable effort to get a settlement," said Doug Finnson, TCRC vice president. "Every union member knows how important the outstanding issues are. We will not walk away from the negotiation table."
TCRC is trying to stop CP from shifting workers to a cheaper pension plan, and the union also said fatigue management issues haven't been fully addressed. But, the railroad said changes need to be made to the legacy pensions and post-retirement benefits to make CP competitive with other railroads.
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