Updates:
March 20, 2017 - 20:20 EDT
The IBEW has announced they were able to to reach a tentative Memorandum of Settlement with CN today at 15:37 Eastern Time.
March 20, 2017 - 12:00H EDT
Unifor Rail Council issues letter of support to IBEW System Council 11 - Click here to read the letter
March 20, 2017 - 20:20 EDT
The IBEW has announced they were able to to reach a tentative Memorandum of Settlement with CN today at 15:37 Eastern Time.
March 20, 2017 - 12:00H EDT
Unifor Rail Council issues letter of support to IBEW System Council 11 - Click here to read the letter
Unifor National Council 4000 supports IBEW workers at CN
March 18, 2017
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The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) System Council No. 11, which represents over 700 Signal and Communications workers at Canadian National Railway, may be facing a possible work stoppage effective 00:01 March 21, 2017. The IBEW filed a Notice to Strike with CN late in the evening yesterday.
“We were left no other choice except to file the Notice to Strike to ensure we can continue protect the rights of our members. Our efforts to negotiate a good faith fair settlement are basically stalled with time running out. It is unfortunate that we have not yet reached an agreement and now find ourselves in this position. CN has controlled the flow of negotiations and due to the looming deadline, we must take action,” says Steve Martin, Senior General Chairman of IBEW System Council No. 11. |
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CN filed application with the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Services prior to the December 31 2016 expiration of the current Collective Agreement despite only recently commencing Negotiations. The company triggered the March 20 deadline by refusing to agree with the Union to extend Conciliation. The parties have now met on 5 separate occasions for multiple days with only minimal progress being made and numerous outstanding items.
Earlier this week in a news release Steve Martin stated: “It is and has always been the Union’s position to bargain a good faith, fair settlement for our members without the necessity of time restrictions or job action. Unless there is a change in the company’s attitude and approach to negotiating a fair settlement, the Union will be forced to take strike action to move forward.”
Council 4000 President Barry Kennedy sent the following message to the IBEW bargaining committee on behalf of the Council's 4,900 members across Canada, of which more than 2,800 are employed at CN. (PDF)
Earlier this week in a news release Steve Martin stated: “It is and has always been the Union’s position to bargain a good faith, fair settlement for our members without the necessity of time restrictions or job action. Unless there is a change in the company’s attitude and approach to negotiating a fair settlement, the Union will be forced to take strike action to move forward.”
Council 4000 President Barry Kennedy sent the following message to the IBEW bargaining committee on behalf of the Council's 4,900 members across Canada, of which more than 2,800 are employed at CN. (PDF)
