MONTREAL, April 26, 2017 /CNW/ - CN (TSX: CNR) (NYSE:
CNI) announced today the ratification of a new five-year collective
labour agreement by the International Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers (IBEW) System Council 11. The union represents
approximately 700 CN signals and communications employees in
Canada.
The agreement is retroactive to Jan. 1,
2017 and runs through Dec. 31,
2021. It provides wage increases in each year and benefit
improvements.
Mike Cory, executive
vice-president and chief operating officer of CN, said: "CN
welcomes the IBEW's ratification of this agreement. This contract
reinforces our commitment to working together with our employees
and their representatives to address workplace issues in a mutually
beneficial manner."
CN is a true backbone of the economy, transporting more than
C$250 billion worth of goods annually
for a wide range of business sectors, ranging from resource
products to manufactured products to consumer goods, across a rail
network of approximately 20,00 route-miles spanning Canada and mid-America. CN – Canadian National
Railway Company, along with its operating railway subsidiaries –
serves the cities and ports of Vancouver, Prince
Rupert, B.C., Montreal,
Halifax, New Orleans, and Mobile, Ala., and the metropolitan areas of
Toronto, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Calgary, Chicago, Memphis, Detroit, Duluth,
Minn./Superior, Wis., and
Jackson, Miss., with connections
to all points in North America.
For more information on CN, visit the company's website at
www.cn.ca.
SOURCE CN