VIA Rail Strike

The strike was originally set to begin at 1201 am. MONTREAL VIA Rail Canada workers have voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike according to the Unifor union.

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. In voting by workers across Canada from June 20 to July 1 members of Unifor Council 4000 were 993 in favor of a strike while Unifor Local 100 members voted 994 in favor. We remain hopeful that a. Robert Taylor CC.

12 hours agoPublished July 11 2022 256 am. Has been extended to July 11 at 400 pm. 9 hours agoMichael Berry MONTREAL With negotiations progressing the deadline for a strike against VIA Rail Canada by the 2400 members of the Unifor union has been pushed back to 4 pm.

Montréal July 7 2022 With a 72-hour strike notice now issued by the union representing some 2400 VIA Rail Canada VIA Rail employees working in its stations on board its trains in its maintenance centres the VIA Customer Centre and administrative offices VIA Rail may be forced to suspend its services across its network at 1201 am. 10 hours agoVIA Rail is offering customers the opportunity to make changes to their travel plans without service fees for any departures prior to July 31st 2022. 17 hours agoA union representing thousands of Via Rail workers says a strike deadline which had been set for midnight has been extended.

2 days agoVia Rail received a 72-hour strike notice from Unifor Council 4000 and Local 100 representing 2400 employees early Friday meaning train service could be disrupted across Canada beginning Monday. A strike deadline for VIA Rail workers has been extended until later on Monday. 9 hours agoVIA Rail has nearly avoided a strike that would have immediately halted all services across Canada this morning.

Around 2400 workers were prepared to walk off the job as of 1201 am. The union previously announced that a strike would go into effect if a. We remain hopeful that a deal can be reached.

1 hour agoUnifor says it has again pushed back the deadline for a strike by Via Rail workers that could lead to the immediate suspension of rail services across Canada. PDT Share Via Rail has narrowly avoided the prospect of immediately suspending services across Canada after a strike deadline was extended to Monday afternoon. The results for the final vote were 994 in favor of strike action at Local 100 and 993 in favor.

MONTREAL Some 2400 railroaders could walk off the job at VIA Rail at 1201 am. 18 hours agoVia Rail has said a strike would be a major disruption for passengers and communities across the country especially since the rail network had resumed nearly all of its services following several. Please visit viarailca to modify your reservation or call 1 888 VIA-RAIL 1 888 842-7245 or our TTY service for persons who are deaf or hard of hearing 1 800 268-9503.

On July 7 Unifor Council 4000 and Local 100 issued a 72-hour strike notice against the passenger carrier after it said contract negotiations between the two were. ET on July 11. The union that represents around 2400 VIA Rail employees initially issued a strike.

18 hours agoMONTREAL July 10 2022 CNW - A strike deadline for VIA Rail workers set for July 11 at 1201 am. Eastern as talks continue. 18 hours agoA strike deadline for July 11 2022 was announced last Thursday in an effort to give the public ample notice and an opportunity to make alternative arrangements for.

10 hours agoHigh-frequency rail line could cut travel time between Toronto and Ottawa transport minister says Jul 7 2021 Unifor said job security was the main issue on the table during labour negotiations. From June 20 to July 1 both Unifor Council 4000 and Unifor Local 100 conducted strike votes with VIA Rail members across Canada. Monday in the latest instance of strife between labor and railroad management in North America.

President and Chief Executive Officer Martin R Landry also noted that. By Jessy Bains Editor at LinkedIn News Via Rail has avoided a strike after a deadline to come to terms with the union was extended to 4 pm. 7 hours agoADVERTISEMENT Unifor the union representing roughly 2400 VIA Rail employees initially issued a strike notice for 1201 am on July 11 but extended it to 4 pm today.

21 hours agoA union representing workers at Via Rail has extended a strike deadline that was set for today July 11 as contract negotiations with management continue. Unifor had previously said that a strike. If the more than 2000 maintenance workers on-board service personnel chefs sales agents and customer service staff at VIA Rail cannot reach a deal by Monday July 11 2022 at 0001 am.

In a release VIA Rail said some services scheduled for Monday may be impacted as negotiations continue. EDT today Monday July 11 VIA said this morning. Jul 11 2022 358 AM.

9 hours agoEarly Monday morning Via Rail issued its own statement saying it is committed to reaching a fair and reasonable agreement. However Unifor says the deadline has been pushed to 4 pm. The strike vote result sends a clear message to the employer.

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