Teamsters serve CN Rail with Monday strike notice – National [Video]

Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC), the union representing workers at Canadian National Rail, issued a strike notice to CN on Friday.

Workers will be on strike at 10 am ET on Monday, the union said.

The strike notice came after CN said in a statement that they were ending the lockout, in response to federal government’s decision to impose binding arbitration in the ongoing labour dispute.

“By sidestepping the collective bargaining process and ordering binding arbitration, the federal government has undermined the foundation on which labour unions work to improve wages and working conditions for all Canadians. Bargaining is also the primary way our union fights for rail safety—all considerations that outweigh short-term economic concerns,” said TCRC President Paul Boucher said in a statement.

The statement said the CIRB is yet to make a final ruling on whether it would force binding arbitration or end any work stoppage.

In its statement on Thursday, CN said, “As CN awaits …