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United Steelworkers of Canada recently filed a certification application with the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) to gain representation of 3,000 Canadian National Railway Co. trackworkers. The union recently conducted a card-signing campaign, which showed a majority of CN employees favor steelworkers' representation.

"We feel confident that the CIRB will uphold the choice of the majority of the CN workers who signed Steelworker union cards," said United Steelworkers National Director Lawrence McBrearty in a prepared statement, adding that the union already represents CN's rail-traffic controllers.

Early next year, the CIRB will determine whether the union can conduct a representation vote.

Soon, the United Steelworkers also expect to file an application with the CIRB to represent Canadian Pacific Railway's trackworkers. Already representing about 1,500 CPR crew dispatchers, intermodal terminal operators, storespersons, accounting center staff and freight-claims adjusters, the union recently reached a tentative agreement with the Class I affecting those employees.

The United Steelworkers represents about 180,000 workers in various Canadian industries.