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The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference Members at CP vote in Favour of a Strike

Stéphanie Meunier -
Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) has completed and tallied the results of a strike vote. There were 3,062 ballots sent out to the membership, with 96.7 per cent in favour of strike action if necessary.
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Strike Vote at Canadian Pacific Railway

Stéphanie Meunier -
Montreal, February 10, 2022 - The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) has served a Notice of Dispute to the Minister of Labour under the Canada Labour Code in accordance with the Canada Labour Code...
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Sign the Petitions for Justice on the Railroad

Stéphanie Meunier -
The first petition aims to free Transportation Safety Board (TSB) investigators to speak out in the name of justice and accountability for railway tragedies.
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Teamsters Statement on TSB Report into Pierre-Luc Levesque’s Death

Stéphanie Meunier -
Today, the Transportation Safety Board (TSB) released its report into the accident which took the life of Brother Pierre-Luc Levesque, a CN conductor/foreman trainee, in Edmundston, New Brunswick, on December 4, 2018.
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Fatal Accident at CN Rail Yard in Pointe-Saint-Charles, Montréal

Stéphanie Meunier -
A conductor working for Canadian National (CN) died yesterday afternoon at the Pointe-Saint-Charles rail yard in Montréal.
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Teamsters remember Lac-Mégantic

Stéphanie Meunier -
Seven years ago today, a terrible tragedy occurred in Lac-Mégantic. A train with 72 tank cars carrying 7.7 million litres of oil derailed and destroyed the downtown core of this small town in the Eastern Townships, killing 47 people.
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Fatal Accident at CN in British Columbia

Stéphanie Meunier -
A Canadian National (CN) conductor was fatally injured yesterday afternoon while working just outside of a rail yard in Prince Rupert, B.C. The worker was a man in his thirties who had been with the company since 2018. His name is not being released.
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Fatal Accident at Greater Vancouver Terminal

Stéphanie Meunier -
Sadly, we received the news yesterday that Brother Jasvinder Riar, while at work as a Yard Conductor in Thornton Yard in the Greater Vancouver Terminal, was fatally injured in the performance of his duties.
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40th anniversary of the Prairie Steel Gang tragedy

Stéphanie Meunier -
During the afternoon of May 28, 1980, the Canadian Pacific, along with the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way, were shocked, shaken and silenced to discover a bus loaded with Engineering Services employees known as the “Prairie Steel Gang,” was involved in a horrific three-vehicle accident.
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CN Appears on the Verge of Closing its Montreal Rail Traffic Control Centre

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The company is moving families across the country like goods on a train…
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Rail Safety Week

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As Rail Safety Week rolls around, the Teamsters would like to remind the public never to approach tracks except at designated grade crossings. Moreover, it’s important to remain alert near tracks: trains can pass at any time, are quieter than ever, and can take kilometres to come to a full stop. Using train tracks as a shortcut, recreational path, or photoshoot location could result in serious injuries or death.

Talking about suicide saves live

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Are you thinking about suicide? Call 1.833.456.4566 | Text 45645

Saluting Truck Drivers on National Trucking Week

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As this year’s National Trucking Week rolls to a close, Teamsters Canada wants to recognize truck drivers for the all-important role they play.

End of the School Bus Drivers’ Strike at Autobus Campeau in Outaouais

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A union meeting took place today in Gatineau, Outaouais, where 100 school bus drivers, who are members of the Teamsters Local Union 106, ratified a 6-year collective agreement with Autobus Campeau.

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Rail Safety Week

Stéphanie Meunier -
As Rail Safety Week rolls around, the Teamsters would like to remind the public never to approach tracks except at designated grade crossings. Moreover, it’s important to remain alert near tracks: trains can pass at any time, are quieter than ever, and can take kilometres to come to a full stop. Using train tracks as a shortcut, recreational path, or photoshoot location could result in serious injuries or death.

Talking about suicide saves live

Stéphanie Meunier -
Are you thinking about suicide? Call 1.833.456.4566 | Text 45645

Saluting Truck Drivers on National Trucking Week

Stéphanie Meunier -
As this year’s National Trucking Week rolls to a close, Teamsters Canada wants to recognize truck drivers for the all-important role they play.

End of the School Bus Drivers’ Strike at Autobus Campeau in Outaouais

Stéphanie Meunier -
A union meeting took place today in Gatineau, Outaouais, where 100 school bus drivers, who are members of the Teamsters Local Union 106, ratified a 6-year collective agreement with Autobus Campeau.

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