Canadian National Railways Continues to Stall Settlement with Teamsters
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"This is far too obvious; CN has never had any intention to negotiate and will simply wait for government intervention to settle the issues..."
"This is far too obvious; CN has never had any intention to negotiate and is simply waiting for government intervention to settle the issues. CN appears to be using the same tactics they resorted to during negotiations with CN conductors in 2007, which resulted in a strike as well" said Daniel J. Shewchuk, President of Teamsters Rail Conference (TCRC), which represents the 1700 striking locomotive engineers at CN. "We have offered a number of solutions but CN simply says "No", each time. If CN had accepted our initial offer, the issues could have been resolved by now. Instead we are still at an impasse."
The locomotive engineers at CN have been without a contract since
The TCRC continues to look for options but "It is very difficult to negotiate with yourself", said Shewchuk. "Our last offer presented to CN received the same response as our earlier offers. The Federal Government and the public should be asking CN why they wanted to force a strike rather than to negotiate."
CN CEO H. Harrison received total compensation of
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For further information: Daniel J. Shewchuk, President of Teamsters Canada Rail Conference, (780) 720.9008, www.teamstersrail.ca
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