VIA Rail Strike

The union says in a. 17 hours agoVIA Rail has nearly avoided a strike that would have immediately halted all services across Canada this morning.

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Please be advised that the union representing some 2400 VIA Rail employees issued a strike notice to take effect on July 11 2022 at 8 pm.

. We remain hopeful that a. EDT today Monday July 11 VIA said this morning. Read JOIN THE CONVERSATION Workers have issued a 72-hour strike notice to VIA Rail after negotiations have failed to progress according to a press release from.

From June 20 to July 1 both Unifor Council 4000 and Unifor Local 100 conducted strike votes with VIA Rail members across Canada. 15 hours agoADVERTISEMENT 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 is offering customers the opportunity to make changes to their travel plans without service fees for any departures prior to July 31.

PDT Share Via Rail has narrowly avoided the prospect of immediately suspending services across Canada after a strike deadline was extended to Monday afternoon. ET should no agreement be reached. In an effort to end the impasse and to demonstrate our members commitment to a fair contract your bargaining committee will be conducting strike votes across the country in the coming weeks.

On July 11 as talks continue between VIA Rail and union officials. 7 hours agoVIA Rail passengers will have to wait a little longer to see if a strike can be avoided which could disrupt service coast to coast. 18 hours agoVIA Rail is offering customers the opportunity to make changes to their travel plans without service fees for any departures prior to July 31st 2022.

9 hours agoUnifor says it has again pushed back the deadline for a strike by Via Rail workers that could lead to the immediate suspension of rail services across Canada. Via Rail says services across Canada could be suspended next week after it received a 72-hour strike notice from the union representing approximately 2400 of. 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.

President and Chief Executive Officer Martin R Landry also noted that. MONTREAL VIA Rail Canada workers have voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike according to the Unifor union. Unifor had previously said that a strike.

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. In voting by workers across Canada from June 20 to July 1 members of Unifor Council 4000 were 993 in favor of a strike while Unifor Local 100 members voted 994 in favor. The strike was originally set to begin at 1201 am.

If the more than 2000 maintenance workers on-board service personnel chefs sales agents and customer service staff at VIA Rail cannot reach a deal by Monday July 11 2022 at 0001 am. The results for the final vote were 994 in favor of strike action at Local 100 and 993 in favor. Negotiations have been very slow and have come to an impasse.

1 day agoVia 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. STRIKE VOTE NOTICE Unifor Council 4000 has been negotiating with VIA Rail since December 2021. 18 hours agoHigh-frequency rail line could cut travel time between Toronto and Ottawa transport minister says Jul 7 2021 Unifor said job security was the main issue on the table during labour negotiations.

Has been extended to July 11 at 400 pm. 1 day agoA strike deadline for July 11 2022 was announced last Thursday in an effort to give the public ample notice and an opportunity to make. The strike vote result sends a clear message to the employer.

1 day agoMONTREAL July 10 2022 CNW - A strike deadline for VIA Rail workers set for July 11 at 1201 am. July 11 2022 324 pm. If the union launches strike action VIA Rail will be forced to suspend all services across the country for the safety of its passengers.

A strike deadline looming over VIA Rail train operations has been extended until 8 pm. The union that represents around 2400 VIA Rail employees initially issued a strike. ET on July 11.

17 hours agoEarly Monday morning Via Rail issued its own statement saying it is committed to reaching a fair and reasonable agreement. Thu July 7 2022 timer 1 min. In a release VIA Rail said some services scheduled for Monday may be impacted as negotiations continue.

17 hours agoMichael 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. 19 hours agoPublished July 11 2022 256 am. This is an important message from VIA Rail Canada.

1 day agoA union representing workers at Via Rail has extended a strike deadline that was set for today July 11 as contract negotiations with management continue.

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