CPKC reaches new labour agreements with Teamsters Canada divisions

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) has secured new collective agreements with two Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) divisions following an arbitrator’s ruling.

The ruling, issued by arbitrator William Kaplan, comes after several rounds of mediation and concludes an interest arbitration process. It establishes four-year contracts for both the TCRC – Train and Engine (T&E) division and the TCRC – Rail Canada Traffic Controllers (RCTC) division.

The agreements, effective from Jan. 1, 2024, through Dec. 31, 2027, include annual wage increases of three per cent. The provisions do not require ratification.

TCRC – T&E represents approximately 3,200 locomotive engineers, conductors, and yard workers, while TCRC – RCTC represents about 80 rail traffic controllers.

The new contracts follow earlier ratified agreements reached at the bargaining table with unions representing thousands of mechanical, engineering, clerical and intermodal employees.

Together, these agreements “bring labour stability to CPKC operations in Canada, allowing efficient and dependable rail service to continue uninterrupted for years to come,” the company said in a statement.