Canadian Pacific Kansas City said it was disappointed by the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference’s decision to dispute the Canadian Minister of Labour’s direction to resume railway operations.
CN and Canadian Pacific Kansas City were to resume operations following the Canadian Minister of Labour’s announcement that he would exercise his authority under Section 107 of the Canada Labour Code.
CN and Canadian Pacific Kansas City have locked out employees who are Teamsters Canada Rail Conference members after the railroads and the union could not come to a labor agreement.
A Canadian Pacific Railway Company train crew did not apply enough force or allow enough time for the slack between the cars to fully adjust before applying the emergency air brakes, leading to 2022 uncontrolled movement and derailment of several rail cars in CP’s Toronto Yard.
Canadian Pacific Kansas City announced the departure of Executive Vice President and Chief Transformation Officer John Orr, who joined Norfolk Southern as executive vice president and chief operating officer, effective immediately.
The six Class I freight railroads participating in national bargaining have started taking steps to manage and secure hazardous and security-sensitive material shipments.
Canadian Pacific and Union Pacific want an exemption from federal requirements for a potash unit train pair running between Portland, Oregon and Saskatchewan, Canada.