After breaking off contract talks with Canadian National Rail last month, Unifor announced Sunday that members have voted in favour of a strike action.
with Canadian National Rail last month, Unifor announced Sunday that members have voted in favour of a strike action.Unifor Local 100 and Unifor Council 4000 voted 98 per cent and 97 per cent, respectively, for a work stoppage. The vote comes after Unifor’s five collective agreements with CN all expired Dec. 31.
Unifor national representative Bruce Snow told the Star that one of the main points of tension with this contract include pensions and CN Rail’s proposal to change the age for early retirement, which is 55 with minimum 30 years of service, to 65 by the end of this year. Snow also said CN wants to introduce flex benefits which would be costly for members and “subpar wage increases up to 3.5 per cent below federal inflation levels.”
“We need the company to withdraw what we view as concessions and then we’d be prepared to continue trying to find common ground,” said Snow.across clerical, mechanical, intermodal and facility management departments. Five bargaining sessions have taken place since the parties opened negotiations October 2022.
“Although progress has been achieved in certain areas, the concessions proposed by the employer must be withdrawn to reach an agreement,” said Cory Will, President of Unifor Local 100, in a
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