The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC), in a notice to members following the end of a 17-day electronic voting period on Monday (Feb 28), said 96.7 per cent of votes were in favour of strike action. More than 3,000 Teamsters union members who work as engineers, conductors, trainpersons, and yardpersons for Canadian Pacific Railway (CP Rail) have voted in favour of a strike mandate. Citing issues related to wages, benefits, and pensions, the TCRC served a notice of dispute to the federal labour minister in early February. The union said it will continue in the ongoing mediation process with the federally-appointed mediator/conciliator, with meetings planned for March 11 through 16. The union also noted a legal work stoppage can only take place 21 days after the conciliation process is complete. A legal strike could take place after midnight on March 16, 2022 at 00:01 am EST
