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CPKC Kaplan Award - May 30, 2025

CPKC Western & Eastern Regions – Bulletin #21

We have just received Arbitrator Kaplan’s award following the interest arbitration between CPKC and TCRC (RTE).

RCTC - CPKC Kaplan Award - May 2025

May 30th 2025 – As you know, despite our best efforts at the bargaining table, the TCRC and CPKC were ultimately unable to reach a renewed Collective Agreement through bargaining and mediation.

CN Kaplan Award - April 7, 2025

Arbitrator Kaplan’s award has now been released. The terms, along with some brief explanations, are outlined below, and the award itself is also attached. Further updates will be provided regarding implementation and timelines.

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Your Guide to the 2025 Federal Election

This page provides comprehensive information for voters regarding the upcoming Canadian federal election. It includes details about registration and identification requirements, voting options, and advance voting dates, which are from Friday, April 18, to Monday, April 21, 2025. The page also offers resources to compare the platforms of the six main political parties on key issues, and links to Elections Canada’s Voter Information Service to help users find information about their electoral district, candidates, and polling locations.

Join the province-wide day of action

May 1, or May Day, is the traditional workers’ holiday, a day that working people celebrate the gains they have won over the years and commit to fighting for a better future for everyone. Join the province-wide day of action.

Day of Mourning – April 28, 2025

April 23 2025: For the members of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference, this day carries deep and personal significance. Rail work remains one of the most safety-critical and physically demanding sectors in the country. Our members – locomotive engineers, conductors, yardmasters, and other transportation professionals – face daily risks to ensure the safe and reliable movement of freight and passengers across Canada. Tragically, some have paid the ultimate price in service to this vital industry.

Alternate Legislative Representative Bylaw Change

April 23 2025: This coming September will be the time you will have the democratic right to participate in the nominations of your Division Officers including your Legislative Representative.

Over the past couple of years, there have been various times where a division legislative representative’s position became vacant and the divisions were uncertain how the position was filled because of the vacancy.

Presently, the bylaws state there are alternate legislative positions which are filled specifically to craft. These craft specific positions are also determined as 1st alternate legislative representative and 2nd alternate legislative representative based on total number of votes as elected during the division quadrennial elections.

Timeline for Division Nomination & Elections

April 22nd 2025: The TCRC National Office would like to remind the entire membership that Division Elections are scheduled for this fall. This is your opportunity to contribute to the betterment of our membership, as well as exercise your right to vote and shape the future of our organization.

Your Guide to the 2025 Federal Election

April 16th 2025: This page provides comprehensive information for voters regarding the upcoming Canadian federal election. It includes details about registration and identification requirements, voting options, and advance voting dates, which are from Friday, April 18, to Monday, April 21, 2025. The page also offers resources to compare the platforms of the six main political parties on key issues, and links to Elections Canada’s Voter Information Service to help users find information about their electoral district, candidates, and polling locations.