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Labour board orders rail workers back on the job, as Teamsters vow to appeal
The federal labour board has ordered thousands of rail employees back to work after a bitter contract dispute shut down the country's two major railways. The decision from the Canada Industrial Relati...
Aug 24, 2024 (Canadian Press)
Labour lawyer shares perspective on rail strike, and what lies ahead
Many thought it was over, but the railway work disruption at Canada's two largest railroads isn't ending just yet. The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference union served 72-hour strike notice to CN on Frid...
Aug 23, 2024
Conservatives maintain silence as strife continues between union, railways
OTTAWA - As railworkers push back on the Liberal government's effort to end a labour dispute that ground trains to a halt, the federal Conservatives have been silent on the strife that poses a major t...
Aug 23, 2024
The latest in the labour dispute at Canada's two biggest railways
The federal government is intervening in a countrywide work stoppage at Canada's two biggest railways, but railworkers are pushing back against Ottawa's move to get them back on the job. In the culmin...
Aug 23, 2024 The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference met with reporters in Calgary, with Teamsters Canada president Francois Laporte saying the union's legal team is looking at all available options. (The Canadian Press)
Rail stoppage: Montreal commuters eye alternatives as trains halted for second day
MONTREAL - Karina Andone considered her options to get to her job in downtown Montreal, after a stoppage at Canada's two biggest railways halted commuter trains for a second consecutive day on Friday....
Aug 23, 2024
Disruptions to major commuter lines continue amid railway labour dispute
Thousands of Canadian commuters were forced to find alternatives to their destinations for a second day on Friday as a labour dispute at two of Canada's major railways continued to disrupt some train ...
Aug 23, 2024
Teamsters take down picket lines at CN, stoppage continues at CPKC
OTTAWA - The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference says it has taken down picket lines at Canadian National Railway Co. and its workers will begin returning to work on Friday. However, the union said the w...
Aug 23, 2024
A look at recent major railway strikes Canada
Shipments at Canadian National Railway Co. and Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. ground to a halt Thursday after months of increasingly bitter negotiations, threatening to upend supply chains still re...
Aug 22, 2024
Liberals move to force binding arbitration, return to work in railway labour dispute
OTTAWA - Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon said Thursday the federal government has asked the Canada Industrial Relations Board to end the lockout at the country's two biggest rail companies, ordering ...
Aug 22, 2024
Major commuter lines remain idle amid rail labour dispute
Some commuters in the Toronto area will have to make alternate travel plans for a second day despite Ottawa's intervention in an unprecedented Canada-wide rail lockout. The agency responsible for GO T...
Aug 22, 2024
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Sarah Mills: Trudeau's behaviour after leaving office isn't endearing him to the public
Sarah Mills says the former PM has skied with a prince, appeared on Instagram with a backwards cap alongside his popstar...
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On Friday's show, Evan entertains the question of whether Pierre Poilievre should step down as Conservative Party leader...