The Montreal-based rail company says it has struck deals with Unifor’s Council 4000 and Local 100, covering about 2,400 Via employees after late-night bargaining
Via Rail has reached two tentative labour pacts with its workers after late night bargaining, allowing the passenger train service to dodge a strike that would have added to the chaos and delays already plaguing summer travel in Canada.
A strike would have forced Via to suspend service across Canada. In a typical year, the company operates more than 450 trains per week. It carried 5 million passengers in 2019, according to its website. Details of the tentative agreements were not released. The deals will be retroactive to January of this year and run through the end of 2024, Via said.
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