A Federal Court of Appeal ruling has upheld a decision requiring Canadian Pacific Kansas City Railway to compensate a conductor for a paid personal leave day based on his average …
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Arbitrator rules CPKC, Teamsters never agreed to lifetime drug cap for new employees
An arbitrator has ruled that Canadian Pacific Kansas City Railway and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference never reached a binding agreement to impose a $200,000 lifetime prescription drug cap on …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
CPKC conductor’s firing overturned, efficiency test violation didn’t warrant discipline: Arbitrator
A railway conductor’s dismissal for accumulating demerits has been overturned after an arbitrator found that discipline imposed following a failed efficiency test was inappropriate under the company’s… To continue reading, …
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CPKC ordered to stop hiring retired union workers as non-union contractors
An arbitrator has ruled that Canadian Pacific Kansas City Railway violated its collective agreement by hiring retired union members as non-union fixed-term employees to perform the same work they did …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
Railway conductor’s dismissal upheld for non-disclosure of medical condition, use of ‘magic mushrooms’
An arbitrator has upheld the dismissal of a Canadian Pacific Kansas City Railway conductor who failed to disclose a medical condition and the use of “magic mushrooms” to self-treat that …
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🔒CPKC ordered to pay $20,000 in damages for failing to comply with reinstatement order
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedSexual Harassment
Arbitrator ordered to reconsider ruling that substituted suspension for dismissal in sexual harassment case involving CP Rail manager
The Federal Court of Appeal has ordered a labour adjudicator to reconsider a decision involving the dismissal of a manager with more than 30 years of service at CP Rail …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Inconsistent punishments: CPKC worker fired for leaving 30-minutes early reinstated by arbitrator
An arbitrator has ruled that Canadian Pacific Kansas City Railway’s dismissal of a worker for leaving company property early and inaccurately reporting his work hours was excessive, ordering his reins… …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
CPKC engineer’s suspension for cannabis use overturned, random drug testing quashed
An arbitrator has overturned the suspension of a Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) Railway locomotive engineer and quashed the company’s mandate for six months of random drug testing, ruling the …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedJust Cause
CPKC worker’s dismissal upheld over refusal to submit to drug test after vehicle crash
An arbitrator has upheld the dismissal of a Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) Railway employee for refusing to submit to a post-incident drug and alcohol test following a motor vehicle …


