VIA Rail Strike

People who use VIA Rail could experience some delays later on today due to a possible worker's strike.

“VIA Rail remains committed to reaching a fair and reasonable agreement and will keep passengers informed of any potential disruption in service.” “Some services for July 11 may be impacted. VIA Rail is currently assessing the impact on services and will post the information on its website shortly,” the Canadian Crown Corporation said in a travel advisory.

The change was announced just half an hour before employees were scheduled to walk off the job.

Union delays VIA Rail strike deadline until 4 p.m. Monday Back to video Saying it still hopes to reach an agreement with management, the union representing VIA Rail employees announced late Sunday that its strike deadline had been moved to 4 p.m. Monday. Union delays VIA Rail strike deadline until 4 p.m. Monday

Last Updated Jul 10, 2022, 11:45PM EDT. The union representing Via Rail employees has extended its strike deadline as talks aimed at reaching an agreement ...

Via Rail has narrowly avoided the prospect of immediately suspending services across Canada after a strike deadline was extended to Monday afternoon.

Early Monday morning, Via Rail issued its own statement, saying it is committed to reaching a fair and reasonable agreement. A strike would see maintenance workers, on-board service personnel, chefs, sales agents and customer service staff all hit the picket line and force Via to pause services across the country. Unifor issued a 72-hour strike notice to the national rail carrier on Friday, indicating 2,400 employees were prepared to walk off the job if a new contract could not be negotiated by 12:01 a.m. on Monday.

Almost 2,400 maintenance workers, on-board service personnel, chefs, sales agents and customer service staff were set to walk off the job at midnight, however, ...

On Friday, Unifor issued a 72 hour strike notice to the national rail carrier, indicating workers were prepared to hit the picket lines if a new contract couldn ...

The strike deadline for Via Rail and the union representing 2,400 of its employees has been extended. A strike would see maintenance workers, on-board service personnel, chefs, customer service and sales staff walk off the job, forcing Via to pause services across Canada.

VIA Rail passengers may experience delays on Monday, July 11, due to a potential worker's strike that may begin this afternoon.

“We will do whatever it takes to get members the collective agreement that they deserve.” In a release, VIA Rail said some services scheduled for Monday “may be impacted” as negotiations continue. Unifor represents a range of VIA Rail employees, including maintenance workers, on-board service personnel, chefs, sales agents, and customer service staff.

Via Rail has narrowly avoided the prospect of immediately suspending services across Canada after a strike deadline was extended to Monday afternoon.

Contributor Christopher Liew breaks it down in an exclusive column for CTVNews.ca. However, Unifor has issued a statement on its website and social media, saying the strike deadline has been extended to 4 p.m. eastern time on Monday. Via Rail has narrowly avoided the prospect of immediately suspending services across Canada after a strike deadline was extended to Monday afternoon.

Via Rail has narrowly avoided the prospect of immediately suspending services across Canada after a strike deadline was extended to Monday afternoon.

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Unifor initially issued a 72-hour strike notice to the national rail carrier on Friday, indicating 2,400 employees were prepared to walk off the job if a new ...

The union says in a statement on social media that the strike deadline is now 8 p.m. eastern Monday. Unifor says it has again pushed back the deadline for a strike by Via Rail workers that could lead to the immediate suspension of rail services across Canada. Union says strike deadline is now 8 p.m. ET Monday

A strike would affect VIA rail's service in Ottawa, which has eight daily trains to and from Toronto and another five to and from Montreal.

“VIA Rail remains committed to reaching a fair and reasonable agreement,” said Martin Landry, President and CEO of VIA Rail. “In the past few months, there has been an increased appetite for travel. They are protesting VIA’s attempts to remove a supplemental agreement from the collective agreement, which, the unions maintain, would result in loss of job security for their members. Article content

VIA Rail passengers will have to wait a little longer to see if a strike can be avoided which could disrupt service coast to coast.

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A tentative agreement has been reached between VIA Rail and Unifor early Tuesday as workers were prepared to go on strike, a move that may have suspended ...

Contributor Christopher Liew breaks it down in an exclusive column for CTVNews.ca. Economists are predicting the Bank of Canada will hike its key interest rate by three-quarters of a percentage point on Wednesday as inflation rages on globally. A statement from Via Rail says the deal, which still has to be ratified by the union, will be retroactive to Jan. 1, 2022 and in effect through Dec. 31, 2024.

A tentative agreement has been reached between VIA Rail and Unifor early Tuesday as workers were prepared to go on strike, a move that could have shut down ...

Contributor Christopher Liew breaks it down in an exclusive column for CTVNews.ca. Economists are predicting the Bank of Canada will hike its key interest rate by three-quarters of a percentage point on Wednesday as inflation rages on globally. A statement from Via Rail says the deal, which still has to be ratified by the union, will be retroactive to Jan. 1, 2022 and in effect through Dec. 31, 2024.

Unifor, which represents 2400 Via Rail employees, said the tentative agreement was reached just hours before members were prepared to strike.

"It's been a difficult round of bargaining," Doherty said. A strike that threatened to suspend passenger rail services across Canada was averted early Tuesday after Unifor and Via Rail reached a tentative agreement, according to the union and rail operator. Instead, both the union and Via said service will operate normally, pending ratification of the agreement.

Unifor says in a statement on social media that the strike deadline is now 6 p.m. eastern Monday.

Unifor initially issued a 72-hour strike notice to the national rail carrier on Friday, indicating 2,400 employees were prepared to walk off the job if a new contract could not be negotiated by 12:01 a.m. on Monday. The union says in a statement on social media that the strike deadline is now 6 p.m. eastern Monday, two hours later than the 4 p.m. time it had pushed it back to on Sunday. Unifor says it has again pushed back the deadline for a strike by Via Rail workers that could lead to the immediate suspension of rail services across Canada.

Deal prevents 2400 workers from walking off the job, still has to be ratified by the union.

With the strike averted, Via Rail noted that the tentative agreements give travelling Canadians a break from the uncertainty of a possible shutdown. A late-night statement from Via Rail says the deal, which still has to be ratified by the union, will be retroactive to January 1, 2022 and in effect through December 31, 2024. Officials with Via Rail and Unifor Council 4000 and Local 100 have announced a tentative deal has been struck just ahead of a deadline that would have seen some 2,400 workers walk off the job.