MONTREAL - The Canadian Auto Workers union has issued 72-hour strike notice to Via Rail.The union, which represents about 2,000 customer service, on-board service and maintenance workers at the railway, will be in a legal strike position as of Thursday.
Via Rail and the union have set a strike deadline of June 14, 12:01 a.m.
Contract talks have been ongoing since October.
Union members voted 94 per cent in favour of a strike if necessary.
The union said CAW president Ken Lewenza and the bargaining committee met with Via Rail executives Monday.
"The high strike vote reflects the frustrations and insecurities our members feel at VIA," said Lewenza.
"This is a direct result of a drop in federal funding and VIA’s so-called 'modernization' plan which has seen routes cut, stations closed and de-staffed. This plan is not the path to modernizing Canada’s passenger railway services."
Source: winnipegfreepress.com
Author: The Canadian Press
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