tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69661711594177876792011-04-21T19:06:55.530-07:00Differentia Chroniclenoreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6966171159417787679.post-14403868841966902752007-03-06T05:23:00.001-08:002007-03-06T05:23:44.820-08:00Tentative deal between CN Rail, striking workers<br /><br />24/02/2007 11:33:16 PM<br /><br />CN Rail has reached a tentative deal with about 2,800 employees to end a two-week-old strike.<br /><br />CTV.ca News Staff <br /><br />The federal government has been threatening to step in and end the strike.<br /><br />Freight train conductors and switchyard employees are currently off work, but the United Transportation Union is urging them to return to their jobs pending a ratification vote.<br /><br />"We are hopeful that this will greatly reduce the possibility of the Canadian government continuing to move forward on back-to-work legislation," the union negotiators said in a statement.<br /><br />That ratification vote is scheduled to be completed by March 26. No details of the deal are available yet.<br /><br />The federal government had tabled legislation on Friday ordering the strikers back to work.<br /><br />Supply shortages were causing layoffs and other economic problems acoss the country, <br />Labour Minister Jean-Pierre Blackburn told the House of Commons.<br /><br />MPs were to deal with the legislation this coming week.<br /><br />CN management personnel have been keeping the company's freight service running.<br /><br />Passenger and commuter train service hasn't been affected by the strike.<br />With files from The Canadian Press<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6966171159417787679-1440386884196690275?l=tentativedealcnstrike-article-dcfp.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Differentia Chroniclenoreply@blogger.com0