30 November 2009

Ottawa tables CN back-to-work bill

This article is extracted from the 30 November 2009 edition of “globeandmail.com”.

The federal government introduced legislation Monday to end the Canadian National Railway Co.  strike, which it called a threat to the lacklustre economic recovery.

It's expected the back-to-work bill will pass within days and send outstanding issues to binding arbitration.

Labour Minister Rona Ambrose said she would have preferred to see a negotiated end to the walkout which began early Saturday. But she said she had to act after weekend talks failed….