Archive for November 2019
TCRC: Propane shortage appears largely manufactured by CN
(Source: Teamsters Canada press release, November 22, 2019) MONTREAL — The widely reported propane shortage in Ontario and Québec appears to be largely manufactured by Canadian National Railway (CN). Despite the strike by members of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC), over 1,800 locomotive engineers and over 600 supervisors are free to cross picket lines and…
Read MoreTCRC says “no substantive progress” with CN as strike enters fourth day
(Source: Reuters Canada, November 22, 2019) MONTREAL — A strike at Canada’s biggest railroad, Canadian National Railway Co, entered its fourth day on Friday amid ongoing talks, but the Teamsters union said in a statement that “no substantive progress” has been made on key demands by striking workers. Full story: Reuters Canada Friday, November 22, 2019
Read MoreGA-46000 Lifetime maximum adjusted for 2020
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, November 21 — The lifetime maximum benefit for the Railroad Employees National Early Retirement Major Medical Benefit Plan (also known as ERMA or GA-46000) will increase from $166,400 to $171,100 on January 1, 2020. At the end of 2001, Labor and Management agreed on various procedures to administer the annual changes in the…
Read MoreNorth American freight railroads post another traffic decline
(Source: Progressive Railroading 11/21/2019) U.S. freight railroads logged another traffic plunge in the week ending Nov. 16, with volumes down 8.4 percent to 501,249 carloads and intermodal units compared with the same week last year, according to Association of American Railroads‘ (AAR) data. Total U.S. carloads fell 8.9 percent to 239,647 units during the week, while intermodal…
Read MoreCN calls for binding arbitration to settle strike, Alberta calls on Trudeau to intervene
(Source: Progressive Railroading 11/21/2019) In its first public statement since more than 3,000 of its train conductors and rail-yard workers went on strike earlier this week, CN today advocated for voluntary binding arbitration to help settle the collective bargaining impasse between the Class I and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC-CTY). In a statement posted on the company’s website, CN President and Chief…
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