Labour Minister Steve MacKinnon will meet with representatives of Canada's two main rail companies and unions as the deadline to avoid an unprecedented service shutdown approaches.
Without a last-minute agreement or binding arbitration, the bulk of Canada's freight rail traffic could grind to a halt this week. WATCH | NDP opposes back-to-work legislation, binding arbitration in rail contract dispute, Singh says6 hours agoNDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says the 'only' appropriate federal intervention into an ongoing contract dispute between unions and two major railways would be to force CN Rail and CPKC to negotiate fairly with workers. Both rail operators announced they would start locking out union workers early on Thursday.
CN Rail said the union has not "engaged meaningfully," while the union says the rail companies' proposals would jeopardize rail safety.In a statement issued earlier on Monday, MacKinnon again urged the rail companies and the union — which represents a combined 9,300 workers at the two railways — to reach a deal.
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