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Rail industry awaits labour board decision amid dispute
Teamsters Canada Rail Conference members picket outside the CPKC headquarters in Calgary, Alta., Friday, Aug. 23, 2024.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Conservatives maintain silence as strife continues between union, railways
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre speaks during a rally in Montreal, Wednesday, June 19, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
opinion
Why CUPE leader Fred Hahn must go
Marcus Gee
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Union issues new strike threats as railways await word on arbitration
Members of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference hold signs during a picket at the CPKC Kinnear Yard in Hamilton, Ont., Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Peter Power
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Teamsters take down picket lines at CN Rail, stoppage continues at CPKC
Locked out Canadian National Rail workers stand at a picket line as locomotives are moved by management at CN Rail's Thornton Yard, in Surrey, B.C., on Thursday, August 22, 2024. In the culmination of months of increasingly bitter negotiations, Canadian National Railway Co. and Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. locked out 9,300 engineers, conductors and yard workers after the parties failed to agree on a new contract before the midnight deadline. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Disruptions to major commuter lines in GTA, Montreal and Vancouver continue as CN, CPKC await word on arbitration
People wait inside at the Union Station bus terminal as a national rail shutdown causes delays, after employees were locked out by both major Canadian railways after a deadlock in contract negotiations, in Toronto, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. Thousands of Canadian commuters may have to change their travel plans for a second day after a countrywide rail lockout shut down lines in major metropolitan areas. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paige Taylor White
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NWSL reaches new collective bargaining agreement that adds more money for players, ends draft
FILE - Orlando Pride forward Barbra Banda, left, goes up for the ball against Seattle Reign defender Lauren Barnes (3) during the first half of an NWSL soccer match, Sunday, May 19, 2024, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)
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The railway worker lockout was incredibly damaging, with more disruptions on the horizon
John Ibbitson
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Rail lockout affected tens of thousands of passengers on commuter rail lines in three cities
Commuters arrive at Union Station on a GO Train as a national rail shutdown causes delays, after employees were locked out by both major Canadian railways after a deadlock in contract negotiations, in Toronto, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paige Taylor White
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Ottawa’s move to end the rail lockout carries legal risks
Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon speaks at a press conference about the rail labour disputes between the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference, Canadian Pacific Kansas City and Canadian National Railway, in Ottawa on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle
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Railways say lockouts ending after federal government orders binding arbitration
Teamsters Canada Rail Conference members walk a picket line at the CPKC headquarters in Calgary, Alta., Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Ontario CUPE president rejects call to resign over social-media post criticized as antisemitic
Fred Hahn, President of the Ontario Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), speaks at a press conference at Queen's Park in Toronto on Monday, July 16, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mark Blinch
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Federal government will soon take steps to resolve railway stoppages, Trudeau says
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivers a statement on the potential rail strike following an event in Gatineau, Que., on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Air Canada pilots overwhelmingly vote to approve strike mandate
Air Canada logos are seen on the tails of planes at the airport in Montreal, Monday, June 26, 2023. Air Canada reported a loss of $81 million in its first-quarter as its operating revenue rose seven per cent. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Miners Rio Tinto, Teck take steps to minimize impact of Canadian railway labour dispute
Teck Resources Ltd. reported its second-quarter profit fell compared with a year ago due in part to its reduced ownership in steelmaking coal business Elk Valley Resources, along with lower steelmaking coal pricesThe Teck Resources logo is seen on a podium before the company's special meeting of shareholders, in Vancouver, B.C., on April 26, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Labour minister to hold news conference on rail lockout as economic costs loom large
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivers a statement on the potential rail strike following an event in Gatineau, Que., on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Canada’s biggest railways lock out workers after failed negotiations with union
A CN employee hammers a sign into place after Canadian National Railway (CN) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) locked out workers following unsuccessful negotiation attempts with a major labor union in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada August 22, 2024. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio
opinion
Who to blame for the railway labour dispute? Ottawa, but not why you think
Bruce Curran
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Canada’s biggest railways, union in final talks to reach labour agreement before midnight deadline
FILE PHOTO: A Canadian Pacific Railway (CP Rail) locomotive backs into position at the company's Toronto Yard in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada March 20, 2022. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
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Ontario commuters to face disruptions if unprecedented rail work stoppage goes ahead
A GO Transit train sits parked at the Niagara Falls Train Station, on Aug. 26, 2022. Some commuters in southern Ontario are speaking out about changes that Metrolinx is making to GO Transit bus routes they say will drastically alter commute times and impact travel. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tara Walton
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