micheal_can
Senior Member
Via travels on CN throughout the Corridor.
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crs1026
Superstar
I wouldn't read too much into this. Obtaining a strike mandate is just a preliminary step in any labour negotiations.
It's possible for work stoppages to impact things beyond the specific work of the bargaining unit that is not working. So there could be an impact on VIA. But it's a complicated process with lots of moving pieces. Lots to happen before an actual work stoppage would happen.
- Paul
It's possible for work stoppages to impact things beyond the specific work of the bargaining unit that is not working. So there could be an impact on VIA. But it's a complicated process with lots of moving pieces. Lots to happen before an actual work stoppage would happen.
- Paul
micheal_can
Senior Member
I look at what happened with Westjet and see the mess it has caused.
crs1026
Superstar
While there was inconvenience to some, the Westjet strike was a walk in the park compared to the impact of a freight rail disruption of equal duration for CN and CPKC. Which is why the Teamsters are making noise already..... it's all about raising public awareness and political concern towards leverage at the bargaining table.
So it's worth watching, but the spinoff impacts for VIA or GO aren't the biggest worry in all this. And it's still early days.
- Paul
micheal_can
Senior Member
The biggest issues are going to be the supply chain problems and the associated inflation. No matter how JT acts, this is going to sink them even lower. Do nothing, and people ill be even more upset about the high inflation and trouble getting anything. Do back to work legislation, and you just lost the union votes.
Screw it, the day they walk off the job, call an election. Lets hear what the parties are going to do about the worker issue that they all say they care about.
Bojaxs
Active Member
Everybody on this forum knows this. He was referring to GO trains on the Milton line.
micheal_can
Senior Member
When I asked,I did ask about both GO and Via. I do know that Milton line uses the CPKC tracks. The rest either use CN or Metrolinx.
Bojaxs
Active Member
Why reiterate things that are already common knowledge on this forum?
micheal_can
Senior Member
It was about the affect. For instance, will the trains run by GO and Via that are not CN or CPKC staffed still be able to run even though those staff are on strike and not working.
Allandale25
Senior Member