April 26, 2024

Rocky Mountaineer labour dispute drags on

With no end in sight to the lock out of unionized workers the Rocky Mountaineer tourist train is forging ahead with a new route.  Ian Robertson speaking for Rocky Mountaineer was asked if there is way to end the labour dispute.   "I am not a labour expert and I don't know what the next steps are I mean for us as an organization we are … [Read more...]

Sinclair calls for greater focus on Rocky Mountaineer situation

The president of the B.C. Federation of Labour says the actions of the Rocky Mountaineer board are brutal as a dispute with striking workers turns nasty.Jim Sinclair says the company has cut down trees with strike signs on them and then tore down a taxi stand set up outside the picket lines. "It is unbelievable really what is going on. I noticed … [Read more...]