After 14 months of trying to bargain new agreements with the union, we concluded further talks would not result in a settlement," – CN Spokesman Mark Hallman outlining the breaking point in negotiations with the Teamsters Rail Conference.
“We are very disappointed that CN has declined to continue negotiations as it appears they want to force federal government intervention without having to negotiate,” said Daniel Shewchuk, TCRC president, offering up the counter point to CN’s talking point.
The Port of Prince Rupert will be keeping a close eye on the Business pages for the next little while, that as labour talks between Canadian National and it’s locomotive engineers take a turn for the worse…
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