Minister of Labour Wants Deal “Done at the Table” to Avoid CN, CPKC Strikes

Canada’s Minister of Labour, Seamus O’Regan, wants the unions and the railways to reach a deal through negotiation without resorting to a strike or lockout.

He said on May 3: “I am serious when I say that the best deals are made at the table. They have to be made at the table. They have to be made between those unions and those employers.” However, he stressed, the parties need to get serious now. “Get a deal.”

He added: “I am not one of these ones who considers drama part of the process… If you see the deal, get the deal. If you’ve got to work to get to the deal, then work to get to the deal… The less drama, the better. Get the deal done at the table.”

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