By Canadian Press

CP Rail issues 72-hour lockout notice on Teamsters Canada

Mar 17, 2022 | 12:22 PM

CALGARY, AB – Close to 3,000 employees of Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. could be off the job early Sunday morning.

Calgary-based CP Rail has issued a 72-hour notice to the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference of its plan to lock out employees at 00:01 eastern time on Sunday if the union and the company are unable to come to a negotiated settlement or agree to binding arbitration.

In a release, CP Rail reports that it tabled an offer Tuesday to address 26 outstanding issues, including the union’s key issues of wages, benefits, and pensions through final and binding arbitration.

The company says the union has rejected the offer and continues to table additional demands.

Many of CP Rail’s customers have raised concerns about the possibility of a labour disruption at a time when supply chains are already strained due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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