Rail Safety Week

This week is Rail Safety Week. On behalf of our close to 15,000 members in Canada’s rail industry, we remind everyone of the importance of staying safe around trains.

CN to End Rail Operations in Jasper

On Monday, the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference was informed of CN’s decision to relocate its rail operations from Jasper to Hinton, Alberta, approximately 100 km away. The move is scheduled for September 2025. “This is another devastating...

Leading the Way: Reaching Out to New Canadians and Integrating Them is Crucial to...

More than just a program, we need a vision with a plan. We must ensure that newcomers are fully integrated into our society, which can only be achieved by integrating them into our economy.

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Teamsters Welcome NDP Decision to End Supply and Confidence Agreement 

Teamsters Canada is welcoming the NDP decision to tear up the Supply and Confidence Agreement with the Liberal Party of Canada. 

Teamsters Appeal Binding Arbitration Order

The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (Teamsters) filed appeals challenging the decisions that led to binding arbitration being imposed on workers at CN and CPKC, effectively stripping them of their right to collectively bargain.

They have let down all the workers of this country, and we will not...

Federal Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon abused his power by establishing a system where he alone can unilaterally end job action in the federally regulated private sector.

Rail Workers Ordered Back to Work 

The Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) has ruled to allow federal Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon to end job action in Canada's rail sector and impose binding arbitration.

Teamsters Statement on Strike Notice to CN

At 10:00 a.m. eastern today, the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference served CN with a strike notice effective Monday, August 26, at 10:00 a.m.

Teamsters Take Down Picket Lines CN; CPKC Work Stoppage Ongoing

François Laporte, President of Teamsters Canada, and Sean O’Brien, General President of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT), are on the picket line this morning at CPKC’s headquarters in Calgary.