News in transportation

CPKC said that Unifor—representing approximately 1,200 staff across Canada—has ratified a new four-year collective agreement.

Teamsters Canada Rail Conference Maintenance of Way Employees Division has ratified a new four-year collective agreement with CPKC.

CPKC has reached a tentative four-year collective agreement with United Steelworkers, which represents approximately 600 clerical and intermodal employees in Canada.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) railway and Unifor Local 101R have reached a tentative four-year collective agreement, CPKC reported. 

CN and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers of Canada have reached a tentative agreement on a contract, averting a strike slated to begin Tuesday, FreightWaves reported.

CN is bracing for a work stoppage starting on Tuesday, January 28, after 750 members of the IBEW in Canada issued a 72-hour strike notice, FreightWaves reported.

Unifor members of Local 101R at CPKC have voted overwhelmingly in favor of strike action, the union announced.

Late Wednesday, East and Gulf Coast port operators reached a tentative agreement with a dockworkers’ union, CBS News reported.

Talks between the ILA and USMX are set to resume on January 7, little more than a week before the current contract extension expires, FreightWaves reported.

Unifor announced on December 22 that its 3,000 members at CN have ratified a four-year collective agreement, averting potential strike action.