Joint Statement with CN
TORONTO, Dec. 20, 2018 /CNW/ - CN (TSX: CNR) (NYSE: CNI)
and United Steelworkers (USW) announced today that a new tentative
collective agreement has been reached between USW Local 2004 and
CN. USW represents approximately 3,000 track and bridge personnel
who work at CN across Canada.
"We are pleased to conclude yet another negotiation," said JJ
Ruest, president and chief executive officer of CN. "CN is
committed to working together with our railroaders and their
representatives to address workplace issues in a mutually
beneficial manner."
"We are pleased that we were able to reach an agreement with the
CN that recognizes the hard work and commitment of our members,"
said Jean-Francois Migneault,
President, USW Local 2004.
No details of the tentative agreement will be released publicly
until the agreement is ratified. The collective agreement expires
at the end of the month.
"The USW members in Local 2004 gave their bargaining committee a
clear mandate and they worked tirelessly to address our members
concerns," said Ken Neumann, USW
National Director. "I am very proud of them and extremely glad they
reached an agreement they are willing to support."
CN is a true backbone of the economy, transporting more than
C$250 billion worth of goods annually
for a wide range of business sectors, ranging from resource
products to manufactured products to consumer goods, across a rail
network of approximately 20,000 route-miles spanning Canada and mid-America. CN – Canadian National
Railway Company, along with its operating railway subsidiaries –
serves the cities and ports of Vancouver, Prince
Rupert, B.C., Montreal,
Halifax, New Orleans, and Mobile, Ala., and the metropolitan areas of
Toronto, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Calgary, Chicago, Memphis, Detroit, Duluth,
Minn./Superior, Wis., and
Jackson, Miss., with connections
to all points in North
America.
For more information on United Steelworkers, visit our website
at www.usw.ca.
SOURCE United Steelworkers (USW)