The TCRC National Bursary Program offers 20 Bursaries valued at five hundred dollars each. Since 2008 a total of 80 Bursaries have been awarded to successful applicants.
A ballot package will be circulated to all
active members of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) so as
to commence a Membership Vote on Monday, June 24th, 2013.
Teamsters Canada Convention is sure to deliver!
Important announcements and a roster of topics promises to make
the Teamsters Canada’s 11th Convention very interesting.
Workplace
random alcohol tests rejected by top court
The Supreme Court of Canada has overturned a company's
right to impose mandatory, random alcohol testing on its unionized
workers in a dangerous workplace.
CP Rail
train derails in spiral tunnels in Yoho National Park
The CP Rail line through Yoho National Park re-opened Thursday
morning after a train derailment near the famous spiral tunnels
Wednesday afternoon.
TSB calls
for fundamental changes in wake of 2012 VIA Rail crash near
Burlington
TSB
investigation report (R12T0038), released today, into a fatal
2012 VIA Rail derailment near Burlington, Ontario.
How the
fatal Aldershot Via train derailment unfolded
The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) released a report Tuesday
that made three recommendations to Transport Canada, the federal
government's transportation department, all aimed at preventing
further accidents.
Teamsters
lead the charge on behalf of women
The first battle took place before the Commission des lésions
professionnelles (CLP) on June 3, where the Teamsters legal team
made representations in the case of Marie-Êve Éthier, a worker
employed by Canadian National (CN).
Railways to
decide whether to install voice recorders in trains
Ottawa is being accused of putting the interests of private
railways ahead of public safety after it agreed to keep the
installation of locomotive voice and video recorders voluntary.
Railway
employee fatality in Calgary
Transportation Safety Board of Canada deploys
investigator to railway employee fatality in Calgary, Alberta.
Pershing
Square Discloses Canadian Pacific Trading Plan
Pershing Square Capital Management, L.P. announced
today that it plans to sell up to seven million common shares of
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (TSX: CP; NYSE: CP).
Draft Proposed Bylaws Revisions
Please see attached file to read the proposed
revisions.
Reporting Air Brake Problems
The National Legislative Board has undertaken the
initiative to provide members with a form to be used to document
all occurrences where members experience air brake problems.
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