CN Says Trains are Rolling Despite Strike
By 250 News
Monday, February 12, 2007 04:00 AM
There is no change in the CN strike by 28 hundred conductors and yard service workers in Canada and the U.S. who are members of the United Transportation Union.
Contract talks broke of last Thursday, and the strike started first thing Friday.
Yesteday CN Management issued a release saying the Union's contract demands were "excessive". According to CN management, the Union wanted a three year contract that called for a 13% boost in wages broken down to 4.5 in the first year, 4.5 in the seond and 4% in the third.
That, says the company is 40% higher than the packages CN has already negotiated with other unions.
The railway says freight service is still rolling, and that the railway network is "operating smoothly".
Previous Story - Next Story
Email
Print
Facebook
Twitter
Digg
Del.icio.usReturn to Home
Posted by: owl on February 12 2007 7:09 PM
Only a matter of days before some business's will have to shut down because of a shortage of rail cars etc;