life is fragile: VIA Rail Strike

The results for the vote were 994 in favour of strike. If an agreement is not reached by the deadline VIA Rail says it may be forced to suspend its services across its network adding that it remains committed to holding these negotiations in good faith in an effort to reach a new agreement without any disruption of service before the deadline.

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. Eastern time on Monday. 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. People who use VIA Rail could experience some delays later on today due to a possible workers strike.

Unifors national secretary-treasurer says. Services may be suspended as of Monday If VIA Rail and Unifor do not reach a deal by 1201 am. 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.

The strike was originally set to begin at 1201 am. Via Rail has narrowly avoided the prospect of immediately suspending services across Canada after a strike deadline was extended to Monday afternoon. Michael 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.

YMEDIAGROUP ViaRail Strike Unifor ViarailstrikeFor more updates -1. Dryden ON Canada CKDR. PDT Share Via Rail has narrowly avoided the prospect of immediately suspending services across Canada after a strike deadline was extended to Monday afternoon.

A Via Rail train that was bound for Montreal sits on the tracks at Union Station in Toronto on March 28 2020. ADVERTISEMENT 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. Via 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.

VIA Rail is offering customers the opportunity to make changes to their travel plans without service fees for any departures prior to July 31st 2022. From June 20 to July 1 2022 both Unifor Council 4000 and Unifor Local 100 conducted strike votes with VIA Rail members across Canada. President and Chief Executive Officer Martin R Landry also noted that.

Published July 11 2022 256 am. VIA Rail has nearly avoided a strike that would have immediately halted all services across Canada this morning. The union that represents around 2400 VIA Rail employees initially issued a strike.

VIA Rail union issues 72-hour strike notice. EDT today Monday July 11 VIA said this morning. On Monday more than 2000 employees will join the.

However Unifor has issued a statement on its website and social media saying the strike deadline has been extended to 4 pm. The union said 99 per cent of the affected workers which include. A 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.

That means some 2400 maintenance workers on-board service personnel chefs sales agents and customer service staff are set to walk off the job early Monday morning. Some services for July 11 may be impacted. In a release VIA Rail said some services scheduled for Monday may be impacted as negotiations continue.

On June 7 the unions issued a 72-hour strike notice. High-frequency rail line could cut travel time between Toronto and Ottawa transport minister says Jul 7 2021 Unifor said job security was the. Early Monday morning Via Rail issued its own statement saying it is committed to reaching a fair and reasonable agreement.

Via Rail service could grind to a halt Monday after a union representing more than 2000 workers served strike notice. MONTREAL Some 2400 railroaders could walk off the job at VIA Rail at 1201 am. Unifor has given 72 hour strike notice to VIA Rail as the union says talks have failed to progress.

Monday in the latest instance of strife between labor and railroad management in North America. VIA Rail is currently assessing the impact on. Watch Channel Y - Rogers 857 Rogers Ignite 707 Bell Fibe 828 Telus 2418 YuppTV.

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. Lead negotiator Scott Doherty says workers are. 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.

Photo by Jack Boland Toronto Sun Saying it still hopes to reach an agreement with. Unifor said in a release Thursday evening that it served 72-hour strike notice to the passenger-rail company after insufficient progress in labour talks. Via 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.

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