Canadian government may force Canadian Pacific rail workers back to work
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Canadian government may force Canadian Pacific rail workers back to work

Ottawa : Canada | May 28, 2012 at 12:30 PM PDT
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Canada's Labour Minister Raitt speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons in Ottawa

A strike by 4,800 workers at Canadian Pacific Railway has been ongoing for six days. Now the Conservative government's minister of labour Lisa Raitt will table back to work legislation this afternoon (May 28)

The strike has shutdown the company's freight operation and many companies dependent upon those operations have been urging the government to legislate the workers back on the job.

Raitt said: “Our government is really concerned that a disruption at Canadian Pacific will damage Canada’s fragile economic recovery,” A main stumbling block for the union is that the company wants to slash its pension costs. The new board at CP will probably be even harder on labor than the former board. CP rail is anxious to cut its costs and improve efficiency. No doubt much of this will come at the expense of labor. For much more see this Globe and Mail article.

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A chair reserved for Fred Green, President for Canadian Pacific Railway, sits empty after Green announce his departure before the company annual general meeting in Calgary
A chair reserved for Fred Green, President for Canadian Pacific Railway, sits empty after Green announce his departure before the company annual general meeting in Calgary
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Posted By jinkinpark jinkinpark | 12 months ago
Great and informative report. Keep it up and rated up.
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Posted By ahol888 Adrian Holman | 12 months ago
The reason why the Canadian economy is so fragile is because the Canadians voted too many conservatives into office. Austerity does not work anywhere.
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