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Canada rejects CN Rail's request for binding arbitration in labor dispute

Published 2024-08-15, 05:28 p/m
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A wheat railcar sits at a Canadian National Railway (CN) yard in Hamilton, Ontario, February 19, 2004.  REUTERS/Andrew Wallace/File Photo
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OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon has rejected a request by Canadian National Railway (TSX:CNR) to initiate binding arbitration in a labor dispute with the Teamsters union, a spokesman for the minister said on Thursday.

In a letter to CN Rail's lawyers, MacKinnon said it was the shared responsibility of the company and the union to negotiate in good faith. The letter, sent on Wednesday, was released by the Teamsters.

Talks between CN Railway and Canadian Pacific (NYSE:CP) Kansas City - the country's two largest rail companies - and the Teamsters are deadlocked, with each side blaming the other.

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A wheat railcar sits at a Canadian National Railway (CN) yard in Hamilton, Ontario, February 19, 2004.  REUTERS/Andrew Wallace/File Photo

CN Rail said it was disappointed by MacKinnon's decision, saying he would have to reconsider if the union did not "get serious and engage meaningfully at the negotiating table".

The companies say they will start locking out workers on Aug. 22 if they cannot reach a labor deal, while the union says it is ready to call a strike for that date. A simultaneous stoppage at both companies could inflict billions of dollars' worth of economic damage.

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