(Montreal, February 8, 2007)… Canadian National Railway is activating its strike contingency plan to maintain national freight operations, after the United Transportation Union (UTU) announced plans to strike on February 10, 2007.
CN has announced it will resume negotiations with the UTU, which represents 2,800 CN conductors and yard-service employees in Canada. CN remains optimistic that it can reach a contract settlement with the UTU without labour disruption.
A UTU strike will not affect other unionized employees in Canada. UTU members employed on CN's Northern Quebec Internal Short Line, Algoma Central Railway in Ontario and Mackenzie Northern Railway in Alberta are also excluded from the strike action.
More updates will be issued as the situation evolves.
For more information, please call (905) 882-4880 David Lychek, Manager – Ocean Services.
