CN Bargaining Update
December 20, 2014
On December 18, 2014 the Master Bargaining Committees for Local 100 and National Council 4000 in consultation with Unifor National President Jerry Dias and Assistant to Unifor President Bob Orr, adjourned contract negotiations with CN Rail over the holiday season.
Unifor opened negotiations with CN on September 19, 2014 where CN indicated they were fully prepared to work towards a settlement prior to the expiry of the agreements on December 31, 2014. Following months of negotiations and long hours, this week at the bargaining table it became clear that several stumbling blocks on non-economic issues would prevent the talks from moving forward and reaching a tentative collective agreement at this time.
Unifor had four CN bargaining tables meeting concurrently since Monday morning in Montreal, involving Local 100 Shopcraft, National Council 4000 Intermodal, Owner Operators, Excavator operators along with Savage Alberta Railway.
“There is frustration on the part of all of the bargaining committees that CN has refused to address the issues necessary that would help move discussions along,” said Unifor President Jerry Dias, who has been participating in the negotiations this week.
CN and Unifor have spoken with the assigned Federal Conciliation officers who have been overseeing all bargaining tables, and will be scheduling meetings in January for the resumption of negotiations.
We remind our members that contract negotiations are always challenging and often involve complex issues, however your elected bargaining committees remain committed to reaching fair and equitable settlements for all Unifor represented members at CN Rail. We will continue to provide updates as the information becomes available but once again, it is critical that our members support their committees.
We urge our members not to listen to rumours or innuendoes and should questions arise, members should contact their National Union Representative, Local President or respective Vice-President.
In solidarity,
Local 100 Master Bargaining Committee
National Council 4000 Master Bargaining Committees
Source: Unifor RailLINE
Unifor opened negotiations with CN on September 19, 2014 where CN indicated they were fully prepared to work towards a settlement prior to the expiry of the agreements on December 31, 2014. Following months of negotiations and long hours, this week at the bargaining table it became clear that several stumbling blocks on non-economic issues would prevent the talks from moving forward and reaching a tentative collective agreement at this time.
Unifor had four CN bargaining tables meeting concurrently since Monday morning in Montreal, involving Local 100 Shopcraft, National Council 4000 Intermodal, Owner Operators, Excavator operators along with Savage Alberta Railway.
“There is frustration on the part of all of the bargaining committees that CN has refused to address the issues necessary that would help move discussions along,” said Unifor President Jerry Dias, who has been participating in the negotiations this week.
CN and Unifor have spoken with the assigned Federal Conciliation officers who have been overseeing all bargaining tables, and will be scheduling meetings in January for the resumption of negotiations.
We remind our members that contract negotiations are always challenging and often involve complex issues, however your elected bargaining committees remain committed to reaching fair and equitable settlements for all Unifor represented members at CN Rail. We will continue to provide updates as the information becomes available but once again, it is critical that our members support their committees.
We urge our members not to listen to rumours or innuendoes and should questions arise, members should contact their National Union Representative, Local President or respective Vice-President.
In solidarity,
Local 100 Master Bargaining Committee
National Council 4000 Master Bargaining Committees
Source: Unifor RailLINE
Related:
- Dec.17, 2014 CN, CNTL and Savage Alberta Railway Update
- Dec 8 2014 Council 4000 CN Bargaining Update
- Dec 1, 2014 Conciliation Officers Appointed to CP, CN, CNTL and Savage Alberta Railway
- Nov 17, 2014 - Unifor National Council 4000 CN and CNTL Bargaining Updates
- Nov 12, 2014 CP, CN and CNTL Bargaining Update - CN files for Conciliation
- Nov 4, 2014 Unifor Bargaining Update: CN Mechanical and CN Savage Alberta Railway
- Oct 20, 2014 Unifor Council 4000 CN Bargaining Updates
- Sep 29, 2014 Unifor’s Rail Locals open negotiations with Canada's largest railways
- Sep 29, 2014 Unifor National Council 4000 CNTL Bargaining Survey Results
- Jul 28, 2014 Results of the Unifor National Council 4000 CN Bargaining Survey
- Jul 19, 2014 Unifor Council 4000 negotiates new truck specifications with CNTL
