Canadian National Railway Conductors Set Tuesday Strike Deadline
November 17 2019 - 10:37AM
Dow Jones News
By Kim Mackrael
OTTAWA -- The union representing Canadian National Railway Co.
conductors says its members will go on strike early Tuesday if they
haven't reached a deal by then for a new collective agreement.
Teamsters Canada Rail Conference said more than 3,000
conductors, yard workers and other train workers plan to begin
their strike on Tuesday at 12:01am EST. The workers' previous
collective agreement with the company expired in July, the union
said.
Canadian National said that it continues to negotiate in good
faith and that is had offered to enter into binding arbitration
with the union. It said the union had declined the offer of binding
arbitration.
"We remain committed to constructive talks to reach an agreement
without a work stoppage," Canadian National Chief Operating Officer
Rob Reilly said.
The union said its biggest concerns relate to rail safety,
including worker fatigue, and prescription drug benefits. It said
wages were not a major sticking point in the negotiations.
"The union hopes to reach a negotiated settlement that its
members can ratify, and to move forward without a service
disruption," it said.
Canadian National is Canada's largest railroad operator and
transports more than 250 billion Canadian dollars ($189 billion) of
goods annually, according to the company.
Write to Kim Mackrael at kim.mackrael@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
November 17, 2019 10:22 ET (15:22 GMT)
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