CP NewsAlert: Tribunal orders rail workers back on the job, imposes arbitration
Written by The Canadian Press on August 24, 2024
OTTAWA — The federal labour board has ordered thousands of rail employees back to work after a bitter contract dispute shut down the country’s two major railways.
The decision from the Canada Industrial Relations Board imposes binding arbitration on the parties following a work stoppage at Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Kansas City that halted freight shipments and snarled commutes across the country since Thursday morning.
More coming.
The Canadian Press