Cp Rail Teamsters Collective Agreement

Details of the agreement are retained until it is ratified. The union is in the process of communicating with its members, who will receive further information shortly. The new contract also addressed other issues related to participation, improved labour rules, benefits and offers a 9% increase over the life of the agreement. The main contract and the KVR contract expire on December 31, 2021. Canadian National (NYSE: CNI) and members of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) voted to ratify a new three-year collective agreement, according to the groups. Calgary, April 20, 2018 – The Minister of Labour has accepted, on the advice of federal mediators, Canadian Pacific`s request to order a vote on a final offer to renew their collective agreements with the Teamsters Canada Railway Conference (TCRC) and the IBEW No. 11 System Council. Both unions strongly recommend that their members reject the company`s offers. This is what happened after a brief strike by CP crews last May. Union officials are now focusing on the implementation of the new collective agreement and on the continuation of the procedure with the company. Christopher Monette Director of Public Affairs Teamsters Canada Cell: 514-226-6002 cmonette@teamsters.ca When The Teamsters voted on the agreement, 91.3% voted in favour. The group represents approximately 3,200 workers working for the NC as a driver, construction worker and train conveyor.

MEPs led an eight-day strike last November after the first negotiations failed. “We are pleased to have concluded these agreements,” said JJ Ruest, CEO of Canadian National (CN), in a statement late Friday. CN did not contain details of the collective agreement. A 72-month extension contract, which came into effect from January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2020, was concluded in August 2014 during the negotiation phase. Negotiations: 4 months. siblings; This letter is further than our June 26, 2017 newsletter regarding our meetings with the company in Ottawa. During that meeting, Mr Creel asked the Union to consider an extension of our current treaty. The company then reviewed and submitted a proposal to extend the contract until the end of 2018. The agreement also defines periods of shift work, calls for an 8% increase in wages during the three-year contract and makes some changes to workers` health and well-being plans. “Ottawa has consistently violated the right of rail workers to strike.

But this government stayed calm and focused on helping the parties reach an agreement and it worked,” said Teamsters Canadian President François Laporte. Fatigue was one of the main problems of the recent strike. Under the new collective agreement, workers can reserve 48 hours of rest three times a month instead of two.