MONTREAL,
Jan. 30, 2015 /PRNewswire/ - CN (TSX:
CNR) (NYSE: CNI) announced today that members of the United
Steelworkers (USW) union Local 2004 have ratified a four-year
labour agreement covering approximately 3,000 maintenance-of-way
employees who inspect, maintain and repair CN's track, bridges and
structures in Canada. The new
agreement was reached prior to the expiry of the previous agreement
and is retroactive to Jan. 1,
2015.
Jim Vena, CN executive vice-president and chief
operating officer, said: "We commend the USW leaders and membership
for reaching and ratifying an amicable and mutually beneficial
collective agreement with the company before its expiration.
The agreement recognizes the value of negotiating an early deal,
and it delivers solid wage and benefits improvements to union
members, along with work-rule changes that will increase the
efficiency of CN and its employees in maintaining and improving the
company's rail infrastructure critical to Canada."
CN is a true backbone of the economy,
transporting more than C$250 billion
worth of goods annually for a wide range of business sectors,
ranging from resource products to manufactured products to consumer
goods, across a rail network spanning Canada and mid-America. CN - Canadian National
Railway Company, along with its operating railway subsidiaries --
serves the cities and ports of Vancouver, Prince
Rupert, B.C., Montreal,
Halifax, New Orleans, and Mobile, Ala., and the metropolitan areas of
Toronto, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Calgary, Chicago, Memphis, Detroit, Duluth,
Minn./Superior, Wis., and
Jackson, Miss., with connections
to all points in North America.
For more information on CN, visit the company's website at
www.cn.ca.
SOURCE CN