Unifor

Unifor ratifies new deals with CN

Members of Canadian union Unifor have ratified new four-year agreements with Canadian National Railway, the union and railroad have announced.

The Montreal-based railroad said the agreements were ratified on Sunday and cover approximately 3,300 workers in mechanical, clerical and intermodal positions. The union did not announce any details on the ratification vote.

“We are pleased to have achieved these new collective agreements through collaborative negotiations,” CN Chief Executive Tracy...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/unifor-ratifies-new-deals-with-cn

St. Lawrence Seaway strike ends

The St. Lawrence Seaway was set to reopen today after mediated negotiations between the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC) and the Unifor union produced a tentative agreement.

The 364 Unifor members who have been on strike since October 22 were set to go back to work at 7.00 a.m. this morning. The SLMC said that it had begun to implement its recovery and will start
passing ships progressively as of today.

The tentative agreement covers Unifor members at Locals 4211, 4212 and 4323...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/shipping/st-lawrence-seaway-strike-ends/

Seaway strike: Negotiations set to resume

The St. Lawrence Seaway remains closed to traffic by strike action today. It seems likely to remain closed until some time after Friday, when negotiations are expected to resume.

Since the strike began at midnight this past Saturday, both parties to the dispute, the Unifor union and the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC), met individually with Canadian Federal Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan and Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez, who urged them to return to the table.

Now...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/shipping/seaway-strike-negotiations-set-to-resume/

Unifor strike closes St. Lawrence Seaway

After negotiators failed to reach an agreement, St. Lawrence Seaway workers went on strike just before midnight Saturday. As we reported earlier, their union, Unifor, had filed a 72-hour strike notice on October 18, setting a strike deadline of Saturday, October 21 at 11:59 p.m.

The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC), which is responsible for the Canadian portion of the Seaway, says that an orderly shutdown of the system took place during the 72-hour notice period allowing for...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/unifor-strike-closes-st-lawrence-seaway/

Strike could close the St. Lawrence Seaway

On October 18, Unifor, Canada’s largest private sector trade union notified the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation that its members are ready to strike as of midnight on Saturday, October 21, 2023, which would effectively shut down transit through the Seaway.

Management of the Seaway is shared by the U.S. and Canada and the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation is responsible for the movement of marine traffic through the Canadian Seaway facilities, which consists of 13 of the 15...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/shipping/strike-could-close-the-st-lawrence-seaway/

2 rail unions vote to go on strike at CN if talks falter

Members of two Unifor unions have voted to go on strike at CN if a collective agreement can’t be reached between both parties.

The vote on whether to go to strike was 98% of Local 100 members and 97% of Council 4000 members, according to a Sunday news release. 

Both sides are anticipated to head back to the bargaining table next week. 

Wages and benefits are one of the issues of contention. Although wages and benefits improved in the latest proposed agreement, the compensation falls under today’s...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/2-rail-unions-vote-to-go-on-strike-at-cn-if-talks-falter

Canada’s largest union fights proposal to curb strikes

Canadian labor union Unifor has blasted a recommendation by a federal supply chain task force to find alternative models of labor relations to reduce the likelihood of strikes.

Unifor, Canada’s largest labor union, said the proposal by the National Supply Chain Task Force to “develop a new collaborative labor relations paradigm that would reduce the likelihood of strikes” is an attempt to diminish workers’ basic rights.

“It is wholly unacceptable for the task force to have considered ‘labor...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/canadas-largest-union-fights-proposal-to-curb-strikes

Vancouver port trucker strike averted as union reaches deal with 2nd carrier

An aerial view of trucks at the Port of Vancouver, next to trains with containers.

A strike by container truckers at a carrier serving the Port of Vancouver has been averted after their union reached a last-minute agreement with their company on Thursday. 

Prudential Transportation signed a tentative agreement less than a day before around 120 drivers were set to begin their strike, the truckers’ union, Unifor, said. It followed a similar agreement reached by another carrier serving the port, Aheer Transportation, on Tuesday.

The agreements averted a potentially devastating...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/vancouver-port-trucker-strike-averted-as-union-reaches-deal-with-2nd-carrier

Vancouver port truckers reach deal with 1 carrier after calling strike

A truck outside the Port of Vancouver travels on a highway near the water

Truckers at one of two Port of Vancouver carriers facing a strike have reached a tentative agreement, their union said on Tuesday.

Aheer Transportation signed the agreement a day after the union Unifor issued a 72-hour strike notice. The drivers at the British Columbia port have been seeking health and dental benefits, and improved detention pay. 

However, about 120 drivers at Prudential Transportation still plan to begin a strike on Friday.

Aheer signed a tentative pattern agreement similar to...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/vancouver-port-truckers-reach-deal-with-1-carrier-after-calling-strike

Breaking: Port of Vancouver truckers issue strike notice

A truck a the Port of Vancouver passes a train with containers.

The union representing container truckers at two carriers serving the Port of Vancouver issued a 72-hour strike notice on Monday, setting the stage for yet another major disruption facing Canada’s largest maritime trading facility beginning Friday. 

Unifor issued the notice after talks with Aheer Transportation failed to yield a new agreement. Talks with Prudential Transportation also failed last week. 

The truckers account for about 200 of the 1,700 drivers serving the Port of Vancouver. They...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/breaking-port-of-vancouver-truckers-issue-strike-notice

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