Rail

Rail transportation is an important part of Unifor’s membership base. Today there are over 9,200 Unifor members working on the railways. The bulk of Unifor railway members are found at CN Rail, the VIA Rail passenger service and Canadian Pacific. Hundreds of members also work at Ontario Northland Railway.

RailLine Volume 10 Issue 8

Tentative agreements reached with CN Rail

The Unifor Local 100 and Council 4000 Bargaining Committees have achieved tentative collective agreements with CN Rail, averting strike action.

Following a round of deadline bargaining, the tentative agreements were reached the afternoon of March 20.  

Details of the tentative agreements will be provided during a series of ratification meetings, which will be held at locations across the country in the coming days. Information on the ratification meetings will be communicated once details are finalized.

Unifor reaches tentative agreement with CN Rail

MONTREAL- Unifor has reached tentative collective agreements with CN Rail, averting strike action.

“These negotiations were fraught with challenges, including demands for concessions by CN,” said Unifor National President Lana Payne. “With the solid support of the membership, the bargaining committees were able to stand up to this large profitable company and persevere to secure the tentative agreements.”

CN Rail negotiations to continue over the weekend in Montreal

Dear members,

Your bargaining committees had another challenging week with the company in Montreal.

Though the employer has not yet moved on key areas, we remain determined to push them to a collective agreement that respects the work of all members.

Therefore, we have decided to continue negotiations over the weekend.

Your solidarity has been critical in reaching this stage of negotiations. Together we have shown a united front behind members’ demands.

CN workers vote overwhelmingly in favour of strike action

TORONTO- Unifor members working at CN voted overwhelmingly in support of strike action amid ongoing negotiations in which CN has tabled a package of broad concessions.

Local 100 members voted 98%, and Council 4000 members voted 97% in favour of strike action. The earliest possible date of job action would be March 21, 2023, following a 72-hour notice.

CN workers vote overwhelmingly in favour of strike action

RailLine Volume 10 – Issue 6

Dear members,

Unifor members working at CN voted overwhelmingly in support of strike action. Local 100 members voted 98%, and Council 4000 members voted 97% - standing firm behind the demand for a collective agreement that values all workers.

Setting the record straight to CN’s Communique

CN Says: This was done “in an effort to increase transparency of information” and that they intend to keep you up-to-date on collective bargaining. Unifor Response: This has never happened before at...
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Rail Line Volume 10, Issue 5

CN Bargaining Committees Respond to CN Communiqué

Dear Members,

This communication is to address the statement CN made after we broke off talks. We’ve also prepared a flyer to set the record straight.

Frankly speaking, CN’s communication is an attempt to prevent our bargaining units from gaining a strong strike mandate, and divide members. The Employer understands with a strong strike mandate the Union is in a better position when we return to the bargaining table in March.

CN Rail workers to hold strike vote

MONTREAL - Unifor announced today that the union has broken off talks with Canadian National Rail (CN) and will be commencing strike votes early next week.

“In this climate of massive profits CN is proposing a multitude of concessions demonstrating just how out of touch they are,” said Lana Payne, Unifor National President. “Our hard-working rail workers have made CN the profitable company that it is today and will not accept an agreement that attacks our union and devalues them and their work.”