Teamsters union members held a rally outside the Canadian National Railway (CN) headquarters in Montreal Thursday morning after negotiations, spanning nine months, over wages, benefits and scheduling collapsed.
The Teamsters union is demanding better wages and benefits, including provisions for fatigue management and better crew scheduling. It refused an offer from Canadian National Railway Wednesday evening.Teamsters union members held a rally outside the Canadian National Railway headquarters in Montreal Thursday morning after negotiations, spanning nine months, over wages, benefits and scheduling collapsed.
CN made its fifth offer over nine months before Wednesday's midnight deadline but it was ultimately refused by the Teamsters. The offer proposed hourly rates — workers are currently paid by the mile — scheduled shifts as well as higher wages. Teamsters president François Laporte says they're ready to return to the bargaining table at any time.
The Montreal Port Authority says 45 per cent of the goods moving through the port use one of the two rail networks. There will likely be more trucks coming into the port in the following days to keep the merchandise moving, says port spokesperson Mélanie Nadeau.
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