Binding arbitration in rail dispute triggers protest, calls for railway nationalization [video]
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The Teamsters union protested in Halifax this week against the federal government's decision to impose binding arbitration in a dispute

The protest took place outside a Liberal Party fundraiser in downtown Halifax on Tuesday attended by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

“The message to the government is that they have violated our members’ Charters rights,” Christopher Monette, director of public affairs for Teamsters Canada, told the NB Media Co-op.

He said the Minister’s decision shows private industry that “government will swoop in and save them” in a conflict with labour. CN and CPKC didn’t make anyone available for an interview.

  • BeaverEnglish
    91·
    17 days ago

    The railway would’ve electrified years ago if it wasn’t for privatization.

    • Sonori@beehaw.org
      3·
      17 days ago

      But have you considered how much money would have been lost out on by not carving it up for scrap under a program of self described ‘managed decline’?