The following message was issued by the Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association (CIFFA) on Monday, August 26, 2024:
Federal Labour Board Orders Rail Workers Back on the Job, Imposes Binding Arbitration
Freight trains were required to start rolling again first thing this morning, the federal labour board ruled on Saturday as it ordered thousands of rail employees back to work to end a bitter contract dispute that shut down the country’s two major railways.
The decision by the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) imposes binding arbitration on the parties following an unprecedented dual work stoppage at Canadian National Railway (CN) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) that halted freight shipments and snarled commutes across the country.
But the matter may not be settled for good, since the Teamsters union representing workers with both companies is pledging to appeal the ruling in court.
Read more in an article from CBC News.
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