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4/9/2018
Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) members at Canadian Pacific voted last week to authorize a strike. The vote means that up to 3,000 conductors and locomotive engineers could go on strike as early as April 21, according to a press release issued by Teamsters Canada.The previous collective agreement with CP expired Dec. 31, 2017. Negotiations for a new pact began Nov. 16, 2017. Federal mediators were brought in Jan. 29."Despite our best efforts to negotiate in good faith, we have come to a point where Teamsters are prepared to go on strike for the third time in six years to obtain a fair and reasonable contract renewal,” said TCRC President Doug Finnson. “We will do everything in our power to reach a negotiated settlement at CP, but one that is acceptable to our members and that addresses the major issues that exist with this employer."