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Harper’s War on
Labour
October 28th
2011 | Source: by Lawrence Martin
A series of recent
anti-labour moves by the Conservatives have been
judged as politically popular. Lisa Raitt, the
union-bashing Labour Minister, has racked up points
in using heavy-handed tactics to prevent strikes by
postal workers and Air Canada flight attendants..
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Who's over or
underpaid?
September 30th 2011 | Source: By Toby Sanger
A clear pattern of
significant overpayment at the top and underpayment
at the bottom of the occupational hierarchy.
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660 Member
saves passenger’s life
September 23rd 2011 | Source: Toronto Star
“A woman
came running up from the end of the platform,
yelling that a man had collapsed,” Thompson said.
“He was pale and turning blue with about one breath
a minute.”
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Teamsters pay
tribute to Jack Layton
August 22nd 2011 | Source: TCRC
Teamsters President
Robert Bouvier, on behalf of the union’s 125,000
members, extends his deep condolences to the family
and many friends of Jack Layton.
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CN worker was
dedicated to helping people with disabilities
July 15th 2011 | Source: Toronto Star
The Hampton, Ont. man’s
life was cut short when he was killed on the job —
as a CN Rail engineering maintenance worker — on
Thursday in Pickering. He was 53 years old.
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CUPW Still
Fighting
June 21st 2011 | Source:
CUPW
The legislation
introduced by the Conservative government includes a
mandate for the arbitrator that virtually guarantees
he/she will choose the position of the employer.
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Restrictions
of Labour Rights in Canada
May 25th 2011 | Source: ITUC
A new report by the
ITUC on core labour standards in Canada, published
to coincide with the World Trade Organisation’s
(WTO) review of its trade policies, finds some
significant workers’ rights restrictions.
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NTSB
investigating train collision
May 24th 2011 | Source: NewsChannel 36
Two CSX employees - an
engineer and conductor - died from the force of the
collision, and nine freight cars derailed.
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Metrolinx buys
CN line to Pickering
March 30th 2011 | Source: CTV
Canadian National
Railway has sold a rail corridor between downtown
Toronto and Pickering, Ont., to Ontario's regional
transportation agency.
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Teamsters win
on the Rail Safety Act
March 17th 2011 | Source: TCRC
The Committee accepted
the testimony of the Teamsters about the climate of
fear at rail companies, and it accepted an amendment
with permits workers to make complaints about safety
directly to Transport Canada rather than only to a
company’s safety officer. The final amendment places
the principle of “fatigue science” and “scheduling”
in the same sentence.
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Unions don’t
cause the problems
March 15th 2011 | Source: National Post
There’s
blood in the water for the labour movement, and the
political sharks are circling.
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Metrolinx OKs
train purchase for rail link to Pearson
February 18th 2011 | Source: The Canadian Press
TORONTO — The board
of Metrolinx on Friday approved the purchase of
special trains to carry travellers between Union
Station in downtown Toronto to Pearson International
Airport.
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TCRC National
Election Results
January 13th 2011 | Source:
TCRC
The Ballots for
the TCRC election of officers were counted
yesterday. The newly elected President is Brother
Rex Beatty.
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GO implements
new customer charter
November 8th 2010 | Source: torontosun.com
The Passenger
Charter set out by GO commits the system to be on
time, take safety seriously, keep customers
informed, provide a comfortable experience and be
quick and courteous. Performance on all five
commitments is being monitored and reported through
the GO Transit website.
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Richmond Hill
derailment
October 4th
2010 | Source: ctvtoronto.ca
GO service has
resumed on the Richmond Hill line after a minor
train derailment, but passengers may still face
delays.
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Tentative
agreement at CN
October 1st
2010 | Source: TCRC
Sisters and
Brothers, We are pleased to advise you that we
reached a tentative 3 years agreement with CN.
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CN work
stoppage?
September
27th
2010 | Source: TCRC
Everything now
appears to depend on CN’s attitude: Will the company
show itself willing to bargain in good faith or will
it persist in wanting to impose unacceptable working
conditions?
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Derailment
blocks freight traffic
September
24th
2010 | Source: CTV
A derailment
between Montreal and Toronto has disrupted freight
train traffic after two CP Rail locomotives and
almost a dozen cars ran off the tracks near the
Quebec-Ontario border.
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