Unifor Local 1996-O

  • About Us
  • Organizing
  • Your Rights
  • Resources
  • News
  • Contact Us
  • Offers and Discounts
  • “Listen Up”
  • Gallery
  • 1996-O Branded Apparel
  • Member Information
  • Equity Committee

March 10, 2023 by 1996-O Executive

CN workers vote overwhelmingly in favour of strike action

March 7, 2023

TORONTO– Unifor members working at CN voted overwhelmingly in support of strike action amid ongoing negotiations in which CN has tabled a package of broad concessions.

Local 100 members voted 98%, and Council 4000 members voted 97% in favour of strike action. The earliest possible date of job action would be March 21, 2023, following a 72-hour notice.

“CN continues to report record quarterly earnings as a result of the work of Unifor members. In a time of massive profits, rail workers deserve to be compensated fairly and treated with respect. With these strike mandates they have shown they are united in these demands,” said Lana Payne, Unifor National President.

Revenues at CN Rail reached $17.1 billion at the end of 2022, an increase of 18% from 2021. Meanwhile, profits reached $5.1 billion by the end of 2022 (increasing by 4.5% from 2021). A further $2 billion were paid out in shareholder dividends in 2022.

Unifor has five collective agreements with CN Rail, which cover mechanics, clerical workers, excavator operators. All 3,600 Unifor workers in Local 100 and Council 4000 are covered by these agreements – four of which will be negotiated during this current round of bargaining.

“Members are well-aware of the insulting concessionary package that CN continues to push at the bargaining table and with this vote, they’re uniting to push back,” Cory Will, President of Unifor Local 100.

Unifor’s two national bargaining committees have engaged in six bargaining sessions since the parties formally opened negotiations on Oct. 19, 2022. On Dec. 9, 2022, the union filed for conciliation to help progress negotiations.

The bargaining committees are set to meet with the employer again during the week of March 13.

“Unifor’s bargaining committees remain fully committed to reaching a collective agreement that recognizes the value and contributions of rail workers,” said Dave Kissack, President of Unifor Council 4000.

The union is asking CN to remove the concessions and negotiate a collective agreement that values their workers.

Unifor Local 100 represents skilled trades in mechanical shops and Unifor Council 4000 represents intermodal, clerical, mechanics and excavator operators. Unifor is the largest union at CN.

Share this:

  • LinkedIn
  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Twitter

Filed Under: Uncategorised

Search

More News

  • 2025 Scholarship Application period is OPEN!
  • Unifor calls for swift action as GM cuts shift due to tariffs
  • Nursing Week 2025 Statement
  • Unifor members organize against bloated executive compensation at BCE AGM
  • Statement on tragedy at Vancouver Lapu-Lapu Day festival

Stay up to date!

Get timely updates from Local 1996-O in your inbox.

Follow us on Twitter

My Tweets
LOCAL MEETINGS

More Local News

  • 2025 Scholarship Application period is OPEN!

Unifor 1996-O

Unifor 1996-O
Follow @unifor1996wire

Local News in Your Inbox

Sign up for the latest from Local 1996-O in your inbox!

  • About Us
  • Organizing
  • Your Rights
  • Resources
  • News
  • Contact Us
  • Offers and Discounts
  • “Listen Up”
  • Gallery
  • 1996-O Branded Apparel
  • Member Information
  • Equity Committee
© 2025 Unifor 1996-O. All rights reserved.
Back to top
loading Cancel
Post was not sent - check your email addresses!
Email check failed, please try again
Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.