Canadian Pacific Kansas City said it has implemented contingency plans to maintain railway operations across Canada following the International Brotherhood of Electrical Worker Canadian Signals and Communications System Council No. 11’s rejection of CPKC’s latest contract offers.
The IBEW, representing roughly 300 Signals & Communications employees in Canada, launched a strike at 8 a.m. MDT Sunday, May 31. Safe and efficient rail service has continued.
After spending months bargaining in good faith, CPKC is disappointed that a work stoppage could not be prevented. CPKC has presented a fair and balanced proposal with wage and benefit increases that are consistent with the collective agreements currently in place with all our other unions across Canada.
We continue to encourage IBEW to end its strike and accept binding arbitration.
CPKC has an excellent track record of successful collective bargaining with bargaining units across North America. We remain hopeful that a resolution can be reached quickly.