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National Post
5 days ago
- Business
- National Post
Via Rail and union ratify new three-year collective agreement
MONTREAL — Via Rail says new collective agreements have been ratified with about 2,500 unionized workers. Article content The agreements with Unifor's council 4000 and Local 100 cover the period from the start of this year through to the end of 2027. Article content Article content They include a three per cent annual wage increase for each of the next three years, as well as improved working conditions and benefits. Article content Article content Workers at the Crown corporation had voted for a strike mandate, but a walkout was averted in June when the company and union reached a tentative agreement. Article content Article content
National Post
26-05-2025
- Business
- National Post
Via Rail workers give Unifor strike mandate, could take action as soon as June 22
Unifor says almost 98 per cent of the Via Rail workers it represents have voted to give the union the power to launch a strike next month. Article content Article content The union says members belonging to Unifor Council 4000 and Local 100 gave it a 97.5 per cent strike mandate. Article content Council 4000 represents 1,800 workers in Via Rail stations, call centres, administrative offices and onboard service, while Local 100's members include 700 skilled trades and mechanical workers. Article content Article content The strike mandate does not mean these workers will immediately walk off the job because the union is going through a federal conciliation process. Article content Article content
CTV News
26-05-2025
- Business
- CTV News
Via Rail workers give Unifor strike mandate, could take action as soon as June 22
New passenger trains sit on the tracks at the Via Rail Canada Maintenance Centre in Montreal, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi) MONTREAL — Unifor says almost 98 per cent of the Via Rail workers it represents have voted to give the union the power to launch a strike next month. The union says members belonging to Unifor Council 4000 and Local 100 gave it a 97.5 per cent strike mandate. Council 4000 represents 1,800 workers in Via Rail stations, call centres, administrative offices and onboard service, while Local 100's members include 700 skilled trades and mechanical workers. The strike mandate does not mean these workers will immediately walk off the job because the union is going through a federal conciliation process. Unifor says the conciliation period which ends May 31 will be followed by a 21-day cooling-off, so it won't be able to strike before June 22. The union alleges the company is pushing for major concessions and has failed to meet its members' monetary demands. This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 26, 2025. The Canadian Press
