A potential strike between unionized employees at CN Rail and CPKC likely won’t happen on its original date.
Earlier this month, almost 10,000 employees represented by the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference votes to move forward with a strike with May 22 set as the earliest date one could start.
But Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan has stepped in, likely delaying any strike.
On May 9, the minister announced on social media that he asked the Canadian Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) to “look into maintenance of activities agreements” between the union and workers.
Under the Canada Labour Code, the minister can ask the CIRB to investigate and