Everybody is in the same boat. When things were so called "good" before Trudeau, our wage increases were frozen for 6 years. Now because we are asking for huge increases it is because we need them. It is not our fault the Alberta government didn't keep up with the cost of living increases. 9% over 15 years is a huge pay cut. Inflation according to the Alberta government was 31.6% during the same time frame.
@@duke605They said jack squat about the actual facts. They, as usual, tossed the public a bone and that about all. There's a guy posted in one of the threads in the comments section on this article that actually works for the railroads who outlined the real reasons for the union action against the two railroads. Find it, read it and it'll bring you up to speed. Edit: the comment was made in the thread by @StayFocusedForever
Chrystia Freeland accusing others of sabotaging the economy is laughable🌻Until you remember how many Canadians are struggling because of the current government.
We've had both major parties in office- they've both landed us here. It's not a matter of political affiliation, but of who has enough money to buy legislation.
Rail safety is vital. Only having one engineer, or having engineers that are over tired is begging for accidents. I remember the Mississauga train disaster. The cost of those accidents is astronomical to our economy. Safety is paramount. When workers say ‘we don’t want anymore hours, no matter how much we get paid’, LISTEN to them!
Engineers work 8hr per shift period. I know I worked for the rail way some years ago. Have you ever been or seen a train stopped in the middle of say Cobourg? Why you ask? that is an engineer who has finished its 8hr shift. Not a care in the world (good on him) for the passengers or the goods. He shuts the train down and calls the yard. We would then have to get a shuttle with a new engineer and rush down to nowhere to exchange the engineer so the train go start again. Bad scheduling you say? Indeed and that guy doesn't care either he write the schedule the way he is used to and does not care about the consequences. It is just all a big circus. And the railway? they do not care either, they know they run the Canadian economy and if they have a deficit they turn to the government and say we need you to give us $$$, or else...
I'm a healthcare worker and trust me. I know over work. I was doing basically 12 to 16 hour shifts for about a year and half during the pandemic. The money was great and I'm young so I survived it. But I so under stood what it's like to be over worked. That's sad. Shame on the rail company.
Rail Companies have long been little more than legalised Robber Barons Railyard work is a helluva dangerous job. I recall a friend once telling me he worked for all of 3 weeks a CN railyard when he was just starting out... 3 guys died within those few weeks, and he just said, "feth it, not worth losing my damn life!", and quit on the spot.
It’s true then healthcare was capped at 1% during covid while the CRA who were working and taking the CERB got 2 raises. We as a people don’t respect other people and our workers business is business yes but corporate greed is a big issue. I work in food and we were Federally mandated to work at least 50hrs a week most of us doing 55-60hrs to keep the shelves stocked and Canadians Fed. I can’t name drop due to confidentiality but we are one of the biggest food producers in the world and we split up. The Americans did America and our one little factory in London Ontario did all of Canada. While also helping the Americans and the higher paid guys make $30 with a cap at $31 which takes you about 15-18 years to hit the cap in this facility with quality raises.
I work for the railway and I’ll try to break it down. 1. The union offered to stagger the strikes so that rail could continue to move for 1 of the companies so that the country wasn’t screwed and that each companies union could handle the bargaining at different times. The problem is, cp and CN are working in cahoots and would rather screw the country than sit down and have actual conversation. This is why when they filed for it to be brought to arbitration the government shut it down because they haven’t been trying to negotiate at all they were relying on just forcing us back to work instead of having meaningful talks. 2. The companies tried to push this new contract where every single thing in the collective agreement that’s been protecting us workers for decades they want to completely scrap it and Instil whatever they want making seniority almost meaningless. They want to have the ability to send you away for month on end to remote places across the country to fulfill shortages” whenever they want. They want to get rid of our days off and they want you to work more and are trying to aim for 1 man Crews. Now for people who are moving explosive toxic hazardous stuff going through hundreds of towns you’d think you would want the people handling this stuff to be well rested but these companies would rather cut corners and risk safety every time and the government gives them a slap on the wrist for the dangerous stuff they pull on a daily basis. The amount of people that have died the amount of property damage these companies have cost something needs to be done every 2-3 years these companies get more and more greedy and would rather put people and the economy at risk for profits than do the right thing. Look online at all the bridge collapses derailments and stuff that’s been happening with these companies and ask yourself why this stuff is happening so frequently. If someone took a private camera and recorded what’s been going on behind the scenes and all the dangerous crap these two companies are getting away with and people found out people would lose their minds
A lot of the workers have to work on call all the time. They can get called in to work at 2 am in the middle of snowstorms. They miss all kinds of holidays, their kid's birthdays. And now their employer wants to be able to just send them across the country for 3 months. Wow!
10 Days? The majority of city dwellers won't last 10 hours without all their stupid tech & Door Dash/'Uber Eats, whatever lazy crap they subsist off of! ;-)
@@drunkenastarte5243 can't last without all their tech.....as you type your reply on a computer watching You Tube that is connected to the internet. Didn't really think your comment through did you?
@@drunkenastarte5243 At least we have indoor plumbing, you gonna clean out your own septic tank when it fills up cousin kisser? Have fun with that, wear gloves.
The argument I hear from labor is they want a cut of the profits that companies make . Using that rational will they take a pay cut if the company is losing money ?
Lets stress that... Employees were LOCKED OUT, by both companies at the same time. On Purpouse. Both CN/CP unions agreed to stagger their strike if it came to that, but companies didnt want that sort of bad optics, so they're using that to try and force the government the back to work legislation. I walked away from CN because of the forced relocation thing. I couldnt abandon my family for 6+ months, and they didnt care "show up or quit" was the company stance. And 100% the workers are exhausted on shift. Imagine being up all day, going to sleep late, then getting a call an hour later "you need to come to work for 8-12 hours... and dont kill yourself or others", and if you try and explain you're tired and are just going to sleep, they just write you up and scare you with demerit points and getting fired. Some of the people i worked alongside were coming in hung over, or just tired, it's amazing there arent more collisions between movements.
As another ex- CN Train conductor your observations are very true and correct even for the area where I serviced. 10-12 hr work days with minimal 10 hrs off no breaks really, my first day the teamster union member that did the day one job walk was hung over and kept puking.
It’s high time to put the blame right where it belongs CORPORATE GREED!!! Cover that Global, don’t blame the employees when it’s management that is to blame. Think about it if the employees were happy then they’d be at work right now.
@@adamrogers9386 Ya... it's the unions that are the problem. Shame of them for not wanting Canada's version of East Palestine. Have a critical thought once in your life please
Where are the CEOs? Why aren't they rolling up their sleeves? I thought they could do the work of 300 men - isn't that why they get paid as such? Or gee, are these workers vital to our economy afterall? Hmmm... then f*cking pay them!!
The the liberal minister basically said that they are not going to do anything because they dont want their summer vacation interuppted. But they claim a strike would be sabatoging the country. So their vacation is more important. Got it.
What has happened to Canada??? Im from Europe, and we never hear anything on the news about Canada ,only U.S.A . But i have been trying follow Canada on TH-cam... companies that offer very bad salary , sick prices for food , and rent an apartment for example ? As a Swede , Canada has always seem to be the clever country..then your neighbour ...but what's happening....Does the companys , coporations own the government???
Yes our government is corrupt beyond anything I've ever seen. Our media has become propaganda for the government too. That's why they are all going bankrupt. 😮 S.O.S.
They make decent money currently, but they have really difficult jobs so let's make sure they are well compensated and also SAFE. These big companies just make the rich richer. We need to fight for the common person, especially in this economy and the state of Canada right now. Support the strike and support unions.
Absolutely. There are huge safety issues, such as having only one person on long trains. If something happens to that person- we have a massive tragedy on our hands!
don't really support the strike and the lockout, but I support the concerns of the workers, and I put the blame on the 2 companies for this mess because in general the companies are just greedy and will scrap safeties for money!
It's time corporate grew some balls. Wages have lagged behind for a decade now and Canadians are suffering the impacts of a completely incompetent government. "Bring it to the lines and stand up for a living wage".
the lockout really is not about wages from what I heard, it's about rest period, relocation and crew number... Because for pay in average CN workers are paid in the six figures
@@jean-philippeviensjpsplint7410 Agreed. On the other side of the coin is that a living wage should include a cap of ~30% of income going toward your living. Canada has lagged so far behind this. I earn 160K and I have started to feel the strain as much of my money is going to sad Mutual Funds for retirement. I have watched bonuses being removed, wages frozen for 5+ years, benefits rolled back while the expectation is do more. It's time workers hold these corporation ransom. I work in the resource sector and I would love to see all trades take a walk for two weeks all at the same time. The people hold the power if we use it properly!
The bright side : hundreds of canadian towns will not be split in 2 due to constant train crossings where there are no over/underpasses and traffic will flow freely.
if hundreds of canadian towns are that upset about being split in two then they should have built half their town on one side of the tracks and the other half of the town on the other side of the tracks. Or they could build a bridge. Or like everyone else in the world they can just wait until the train passes and not cry like a baby.
@@pacman3556 They didn't have this luxury as the corporatists of the past had their way regardless of the townspeoples wishes and now they have to live this way.
I grew up in the sticks during the rail cutback in onatrio. Train tickets moved you slower than a car, and my total time waiting for trains to pass doesn't come close to the average modern commuters wait in traffic over a single year. Cars were the problem. They still are.
Not to surprising when the company is basically a bunch of farm workers turned into train conductors thanks to them getting 10k and a trip to Winnipeg for schooling
I see a lot of “corporate greed “ which normally I would agree BUT in this context you must zoom out. The issue has been with safety and overtime which ultimately relies in management. Why is there overtime? Because there is shortage in staff. Why is there a shortage? because we live in times with high inflation and little economic growth across the country, this pushes companies to make critical decisions leading to budget cuts in their organization that ultimately results in losses and other consequences. It’s not greed of companies but it’s the ecosystem that businesses respond too…no need to describe the ecosystem system of Trudeau’s Canada..we all know it.
Older fart here! I remember back in the early 80's in the US, when the air traffic controllers went on strike. The President at that time, Ronald Reagan, told the controllers that if they didn't report back to work, they would all be fired. I realize that the union is against a set of different grievances compared to what happened back then, but the point I'm trying to make is that our PM doesn't seen to have the *alls to get involved on behalf of the whole country. I'm not against the union as it seems that the management should cave a bit, but instead they lock them out. Not good for future negotiations? I think that we need a bit stronger leadership from the FEDS in this matter, instead of hiding from it. There's a lot of people at stake here!!! Just my old fart opinion!
How are those Eastern refineries getting their feed stock? Qu will have to start trucking propane again. Too bad because this is the best time to fill their caverns with cheaper product. The Liberals probably have a great plan that involves borrowing another $50B to keep the poor Eastern Canadians with no pipelines growing.
Only to large railways that own the nationwide network? sounds like monopoly conditions, like maybe they should have been broken up years ago and real competition should have been forced to occur, oh right, this country's leaders love monopolies and are lobbied to ensure they stay in place, even when they are falling apart...
Good for the Canadian Rail Workers. The U.S. should do the same. Management is ALREADY making tons of money... They want MORE. Train service workers (Conductors, Brakemen, Engineers, Trackworkers) already work WITH LITTLE RIGHTS, NO LIFE. LEAVE THEM ALONE! Let them have MORE TIME WITH THEIR FAMILY AND FRIENDS. That alone is modern slavery and abuse of mental health.
Corporations hate losing money, keep out government you’ve ruined labour wages already. Essential services are police and doctors only. If government steps in to claim essential services, then oil companies should be considered an essential service. Forcing them stop raising the price of fuel. If
this country is dashing to the hell. you name it if you have something better than other countries. no bullet train, poor public transportation, higher living costs, so on. it is time to leave this country for your origins.
Sorry to say, companies will do what they need to for maximum profit. Not hiring staff is about money. This all comes down to money. They are too cheap to ensure the safety of people. Apparently, wages aren't the issue according to the union. It comes down to companies not having any consideration for the people that keep things running smoothly and well we hope safely.
Simple google search shows the owners of CP Rail as: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Blackrock, Vanguard. Just putting that out there for your consideration.
A simple Google Search shows the largest shareholder (or part owner) of CP Rail is TCI Fund with 6% of the shares (or company). You are so dim witted you can't even do a proper Google Search. And 6% is no where near a majority of shares. It is a public company that is widely held.
These workers are fighting for all Canadian workers.non union people need to realize this.organized labour is a protection we all need,other wise it’s a race to the bottom. even the news doesn’t report the human side,why is it the workers who are at fault?are they living fancy like ceos? Nope Fight together or die alone,I’m union for thirty years and proud of it.stay strong workers !
Well their wages are more than just excellent, but it's the safety concerns that are on the table, they want to have only a 1 man crew, they want to force relocate people for 90 days, less rest... from what I read, but I hope that they are not striking only because of wages, that will be disgusting!
Well ..... people if we had a national pipeline.. less reliance on rail for oil or other liquids... another thing that will drive up inflation and risk... . Too little competition and very unqualified government leaders
Engineers work 8hr per shift period. I know I worked for the rail way some years ago. Have you ever been or seen a train stopped in the middle of say Cobourg? Why you ask? That is an engineer who has finished its 8hr shift. Not a care in the world (good on him) for the passengers or the goods. He shuts the train down and calls the yard. We would then have to get a shuttle with a new engineer and race down to nowhere and exchange the engineer so the train could start again. Bad scheduling you say? Indeed and that guy doesn't care either, he writes the schedule the way he is used to/told to and does not care about the consequences. It is just all a big circus. And the railway? They do not care either! They know they run the Canadian economy and if they have a deficit they turn to the government and say we need you to give us $$$, or else...
We need legislation to stop corporate greed and those CEO raises. We need legislation for a 90-10 law that means the CEO your highest paid employee can only make 90% more then the lowest employee like your janitor. Now if the CEO gets a raise, the workers all the way down also see a pay increase to keep the 90-10. This is what we for big companies. Who cares about the economy if you are a worker this is the only way to get yours. I work in food we are very under paid for feeding the entire nation. We had to work 60hrs during covid to keep Shelves stocked and food on Canadians tables we were federally mandated and we hardly break $30/hr unless your at the top of the pay scale. This is why young people don’t want to work anymore why bleed and sweat for a nation and company who don’t care. Especially when if you have a trade or work with your hands you’re really not making much more after taxes on EI as you would be working. We need a restructure to drive the markets and get people happy and back to work. Happy workers are good workers.
Can you imagine what CANADA will look like in another year??? absolutley everything is GETTING WORSE WORSE and worse. A Country is measured by those that manage it. You ever see what the World says about Canada these last couple years?
In todays work environment I would not push the limits too hard if you can have a job making over a hundred grand a year with no degree or diploma. It sure beats serving fast food for 12 bucks an hour. Unions are necessary sometimes but they can also hurt the economy if they ask too much.
@@RextheRebel Just because a business, who puts up the capital and takes all the risk, does all the planning and managing makes a profit it does not mean people should get to have it all when contributing nothing more than they previously did. If the company loses they dont strike demanding to give the salaries back. If people are underpaid pay them more. If they are well paid for what they do then dont.
this is what selfish people do, public services personnel shouldn't do such a thing, if they want to protest, they should do that at their leisure times after work. Not in their offices hours. THis is what we called hurting other people to gain benefits for themselves, very bad idea !!
Heres the problem. One of those railways are owned by Americans. They clearly don't know where Canada is, much less understand our reliance on railways.
Welcome to 2024 where literally everything is going off the rails.
The last 4 years have been terrible
and airlines
Or are things just about to get back on track after decades of capitalist meandering?
This year is 2024 is nothing all woke. Wait till 2025 omg 😱 governments around the world are now woked
Everybody is in the same boat. When things were so called "good" before Trudeau, our wage increases were frozen for 6 years. Now because we are asking for huge increases it is because we need them. It is not our fault the Alberta government didn't keep up with the cost of living increases. 9% over 15 years is a huge pay cut. Inflation according to the Alberta government was 31.6% during the same time frame.
Power to the workers. The privatization of our railways was such a huge mistake
Not really considering how badly mismanaged they were under government control.
@@shauncameron8390ah yes, because under private corporations the management has improved soooo much!
I haven’t seen any of these news correspondents talking to the actual railroad workers about these lockout and their demands.
They just did. They said "It's not so much about wages it's more about safety and scheduling"
Ya the workers are liars
Imagine school teachers saying the same
@@duke605They said jack squat about the actual facts. They, as usual, tossed the public a bone and that about all. There's a guy posted in one of the threads in the comments section on this article that actually works for the railroads who outlined the real reasons for the union action against the two railroads. Find it, read it and it'll bring you up to speed. Edit: the comment was made in the thread by @StayFocusedForever
Go buy food while you can
And toilet paper
Chrystia Freeland accusing others of sabotaging the economy is laughable🌻Until you remember how many Canadians are struggling because of the current government.
I struggle to get a tee time. The golf courses are packed. 😐
This is an owner lockout by rail companies making money hand over foot. Nothing to do with the government, or the workers.
We've had both major parties in office- they've both landed us here. It's not a matter of political affiliation, but of who has enough money to buy legislation.
Reminder bobwoods is a trash troll
Yeah this has been brewing a long time..time to try something new...NDP...Jagmeet...time to support the worker.
Rail safety is vital. Only having one engineer, or having engineers that are over tired is begging for accidents. I remember the Mississauga train disaster. The cost of those accidents is astronomical to our economy. Safety is paramount. When workers say ‘we don’t want anymore hours, no matter how much we get paid’, LISTEN to them!
Engineers work 8hr per shift period. I know I worked for the rail way some years ago. Have you ever been or seen a train stopped in the middle of say Cobourg? Why you ask? that is an engineer who has finished its 8hr shift. Not a care in the world (good on him) for the passengers or the goods. He shuts the train down and calls the yard. We would then have to get a shuttle with a new engineer and rush down to nowhere to exchange the engineer so the train go start again.
Bad scheduling you say? Indeed and that guy doesn't care either he write the schedule the way he is used to and does not care about the consequences.
It is just all a big circus.
And the railway? they do not care either, they know they run the Canadian economy and if they have a deficit they turn to the government and say we need you to give us $$$, or else...
@ficelles652 That's just not true, buddy.
They don't care. I worked a 28 hour shift yesterday for CSX. All corporations are the same. They've sided with the Democrats to get their way.
@@ficelles652 you aren't telling the truth are you?
You are so far out of touch on rail anything
I'm a healthcare worker and trust me. I know over work. I was doing basically 12 to 16 hour shifts for about a year and half during the pandemic. The money was great and I'm young so I survived it. But I so under stood what it's like to be over worked. That's sad. Shame on the rail company.
Thank you for your efforts during the pandemic. We all appreciate it so much. ❤😁
Rail Companies have long been little more than legalised Robber Barons
Railyard work is a helluva dangerous job. I recall a friend once telling me he worked for all of 3 weeks a CN railyard when he was just starting out... 3 guys died within those few weeks, and he just said, "feth it, not worth losing my damn life!", and quit on the spot.
It’s true then healthcare was capped at 1% during covid while the CRA who were working and taking the CERB got 2 raises.
We as a people don’t respect other people and our workers business is business yes but corporate greed is a big issue.
I work in food and we were Federally mandated to work at least 50hrs a week most of us doing 55-60hrs to keep the shelves stocked and Canadians Fed. I can’t name drop due to confidentiality but we are one of the biggest food producers in the world and we split up. The Americans did America and our one little factory in London Ontario did all of Canada. While also helping the Americans and the higher paid guys make $30 with a cap at $31 which takes you about 15-18 years to hit the cap in this facility with quality raises.
So working for government isn't good some of us know that
I did over time wat before CoVID as a care aide. Sometimes nearly 24 hrs every 3 days.
Lazy reporting. How about telling the public what CN wants, how much money, bonuses etc. you guys are horrible
I work for the railway and I’ll try to break it down.
1. The union offered to stagger the strikes so that rail could continue to move for 1 of the companies so that the country wasn’t screwed and that each companies union could handle the bargaining at different times. The problem is, cp and CN are working in cahoots and would rather screw the country than sit down and have actual conversation. This is why when they filed for it to be brought to arbitration the government shut it down because they haven’t been trying to negotiate at all they were relying on just forcing us back to work instead of having meaningful talks.
2. The companies tried to push this new contract where every single thing in the collective agreement that’s been protecting us workers for decades they want to completely scrap it and Instil whatever they want making seniority almost meaningless. They want to have the ability to send you away for month on end to remote places across the country to fulfill shortages” whenever they want. They want to get rid of our days off and they want you to work more and are trying to aim for 1 man Crews. Now for people who are moving explosive toxic hazardous stuff going through hundreds of towns you’d think you would want the people handling this stuff to be well rested but these companies would rather cut corners and risk safety every time and the government gives them a slap on the wrist for the dangerous stuff they pull on a daily basis. The amount of people that have died the amount of property damage these companies have cost something needs to be done every 2-3 years these companies get more and more greedy and would rather put people and the economy at risk for profits than do the right thing. Look online at all the bridge collapses derailments and stuff that’s been happening with these companies and ask yourself why this stuff is happening so frequently. If someone took a private camera and recorded what’s been going on behind the scenes and all the dangerous crap these two companies are getting away with and people found out people would lose their minds
@@Jaayytv thanks for shedding a light on this!
CN Crosses From Canada 🇨🇦 Into The United States 🇺🇸
how DARE you ask for FAIR SCHEDULING and BREAKS
Being told you have to go and work somewhere else, even if it’s for more money, for 90 days sounds like forced relocation to me…
Communism by another name is still communism.
A lot of the workers have to work on call all the time. They can get called in to work at 2 am in the middle of snowstorms. They miss all kinds of holidays, their kid's birthdays. And now their employer wants to be able to just send them across the country for 3 months. Wow!
Shouldnt the heads of these companies be charged for economic sabotage
As a railroaders wife thank you for your support
Goodluck to all....this world is begging for a total shut down or collapse....and most ppl do not know how to survive past 10 days
10 Days?
The majority of city dwellers won't last 10 hours without all their stupid tech & Door Dash/'Uber Eats, whatever lazy crap they subsist off of! ;-)
begging for a total shut down?? Because the one we just came out of wasn't enough?
@@drunkenastarte5243 can't last without all their tech.....as you type your reply on a computer watching You Tube that is connected to the internet.
Didn't really think your comment through did you?
@@drunkenastarte5243 At least we have indoor plumbing, you gonna clean out your own septic tank when it fills up cousin kisser? Have fun with that, wear gloves.
Dramatic, won't happen lok
The argument I hear from labor is they want a cut of the profits that companies make .
Using that rational will they take a pay cut if the company is losing money ?
Yes... That's how it works. Why is this such a radical concept to capitalist shills?
Lets stress that... Employees were LOCKED OUT, by both companies at the same time. On Purpouse.
Both CN/CP unions agreed to stagger their strike if it came to that, but companies didnt want that sort of bad optics, so they're using that to try and force the government the back to work legislation.
I walked away from CN because of the forced relocation thing. I couldnt abandon my family for 6+ months, and they didnt care "show up or quit" was the company stance.
And 100% the workers are exhausted on shift. Imagine being up all day, going to sleep late, then getting a call an hour later "you need to come to work for 8-12 hours... and dont kill yourself or others", and if you try and explain you're tired and are just going to sleep, they just write you up and scare you with demerit points and getting fired. Some of the people i worked alongside were coming in hung over, or just tired, it's amazing there arent more collisions between movements.
As another ex- CN Train conductor your observations are very true and correct even for the area where I serviced. 10-12 hr work days with minimal 10 hrs off no breaks really, my first day the teamster union member that did the day one job walk was hung over and kept puking.
This didn’t have to happen. Complacency and unwillingness to make a deal got here. 😢
Solidarity with CN and CP workers! ✊
Shame on the companies holding the entire country hostage over corporate greed.
Shame on the unions for the exact same thing...
It’s high time to put the blame right where it belongs CORPORATE GREED!!! Cover that Global, don’t blame the employees when it’s management that is to blame. Think about it if the employees were happy then they’d be at work right now.
OK Jagmeat.
Shame on the government for not having legislation to cover these monopolies.
@@adamrogers9386 Ya... it's the unions that are the problem. Shame of them for not wanting Canada's version of East Palestine. Have a critical thought once in your life please
I know a few rail workers and they brag daily about how well they are paid to do very very little. It has always been a joke to them.
My question is: Who's Trudeau going to call far right racist?
First White guy he needs out of the way.
There must be a way Justin can tax us out of this mess!
Where are the CEOs? Why aren't they rolling up their sleeves? I thought they could do the work of 300 men - isn't that why they get paid as such? Or gee, are these workers vital to our economy afterall? Hmmm... then f*cking pay them!!
The the liberal minister basically said that they are not going to do anything because they dont want their summer vacation interuppted. But they claim a strike would be sabatoging the country. So their vacation is more important. Got it.
bingo
I blame trudeau
watch the prices sky rocketing for items already in stock. Corp price gouging to come
What has happened to Canada??? Im from Europe, and we never hear anything on the news about Canada ,only U.S.A . But i have been trying follow Canada on TH-cam... companies that offer very bad salary , sick prices for food , and rent an apartment for example ? As a Swede , Canada has always seem to be the clever country..then your neighbour ...but what's happening....Does the companys , coporations own the government???
Yes our government is corrupt beyond anything I've ever seen. Our media has become propaganda for the government too. That's why they are all going bankrupt. 😮 S.O.S.
It's Politics! This is likely the result of the NDP-Liberal co-conspirators against Canada.
Check out moose on the loose and Northern perspective for good Canadian news from a couple of TH-camrs
Things are fine here, I love my country, it could be better, but it could be worse, some people are just alarmists.
@@nav7881 Nah I checked him out, nothing but contard nonsense.
They make decent money currently, but they have really difficult jobs so let's make sure they are well compensated and also SAFE. These big companies just make the rich richer. We need to fight for the common person, especially in this economy and the state of Canada right now. Support the strike and support unions.
Absolutely. There are huge safety issues, such as having only one person on long trains. If something happens to that person- we have a massive tragedy on our hands!
don't really support the strike and the lockout, but I support the concerns of the workers, and I put the blame on the 2 companies for this mess because in general the companies are just greedy and will scrap safeties for money!
It's time corporate grew some balls. Wages have lagged behind for a decade now and Canadians are suffering the impacts of a completely incompetent government. "Bring it to the lines and stand up for a living wage".
Why would corporations EVER want to pay their workers more? That is not how capitalism works.
Its also not how socialism and communism work so keep crying about capitalism.
the lockout really is not about wages from what I heard, it's about rest period, relocation and crew number... Because for pay in average CN workers are paid in the six figures
@@jean-philippeviensjpsplint7410 Agreed. On the other side of the coin is that a living wage should include a cap of ~30% of income going toward your living. Canada has lagged so far behind this. I earn 160K and I have started to feel the strain as much of my money is going to sad Mutual Funds for retirement. I have watched bonuses being removed, wages frozen for 5+ years, benefits rolled back while the expectation is do more. It's time workers hold these corporation ransom. I work in the resource sector and I would love to see all trades take a walk for two weeks all at the same time. The people hold the power if we use it properly!
Have you seen their paychecks? I had many friends on the railway and they were the ones with the new houses and cars.
Good for them ! And besides Canada needs a complete rail way overhaul. 1800 called want their rail lines back!
This country is a world joke
Compared to which other countries and based on what? Can you elaborate?
Bro made a mistake 0:06 seconds in, it's CPKC now
Someone in government should have known that both agreements would expire at the same time. Now all of us have to pay for this
Really? A long train of cars and other goods heading East just passed my house.....(SW Saskatchewan)
train crewed by management
No if you were ordered before 2359 before the strike began you are required to report for work
The forces are crushing the Canadian economy. All this is well planned and executed.
Let me guess the earth is flat too?
@@StephenRoss-po1rp no bro..the globalists are crushing the canadian economy.
Government isn't going to do much about it,9 years is proving that
I looked up the railways and,guess what,Bill Gates name is in there!!!!
@@MegaJunebug3 Bill Gates is a multi billionaire. He probably has money invested all over the place. Who cares? What's your fu$cking point?
Guess what a lot of rich people own things.@@MegaJunebug3
The bright side : hundreds of canadian towns will not be split in 2 due to constant train crossings where there are no over/underpasses and traffic will flow freely.
if hundreds of canadian towns are that upset about being split in two then they should have built half their town on one side of the tracks and the other half of the town on the other side of the tracks. Or they could build a bridge. Or like everyone else in the world they can just wait until the train passes and not cry like a baby.
There is no bright side to this.. our economy will be screwed I hope the workers get fair treatment and can get back at it!
@@pacman3556 They didn't have this luxury as the corporatists of the past had their way regardless of the townspeoples wishes and now they have to live this way.
I grew up in the sticks during the rail cutback in onatrio. Train tickets moved you slower than a car, and my total time waiting for trains to pass doesn't come close to the average modern commuters wait in traffic over a single year. Cars were the problem. They still are.
Not to surprising when the company is basically a bunch of farm workers turned into train conductors thanks to them getting 10k and a trip to Winnipeg for schooling
Cities will suffer the most as they are totally dependent on being supplied ! Rural areas have farms … still many may die and the children will suffer
Air cargo
take it easy skippy this isn't the apocalypse
where are the MP's in this emergency?
You honestly think the government will save you 🫣 smh
Even after it's sorted the inflated prices on goods caused by this lock out will stay forever high, so we the consumer screwed either way.
I see a lot of “corporate greed “ which normally I would agree BUT in this context you must zoom out. The issue has been with safety and overtime which ultimately relies in management. Why is there overtime? Because there is shortage in staff. Why is there a shortage? because we live in times with high inflation and little economic growth across the country, this pushes companies to make critical decisions leading to budget cuts in their organization that ultimately results in losses and other consequences. It’s not greed of companies but it’s the ecosystem that businesses respond too…no need to describe the ecosystem system of Trudeau’s Canada..we all know it.
What about passenger service? Can i ride from Toronto to Montreal?
Older fart here! I remember back in the early 80's in the US, when the air traffic controllers went on strike. The President at that time, Ronald Reagan, told the controllers that if they didn't report back to work, they would all be fired. I realize that the union is against a set of different grievances compared to what happened back then, but the point I'm trying to make is that our PM doesn't seen to have the *alls to get involved on behalf of the whole country. I'm not against the union as it seems that the management should cave a bit, but instead they lock them out. Not good for future negotiations? I think that we need a bit stronger leadership from the FEDS in this matter, instead of hiding from it. There's a lot of people at stake here!!! Just my old fart opinion!
Is this the way workers should conduct things in this country.
How are those Eastern refineries getting their feed stock? Qu will have to start trucking propane again. Too bad because this is the best time to fill their caverns with cheaper product. The Liberals probably have a great plan that involves borrowing another $50B to keep the poor Eastern Canadians with no pipelines growing.
Aw man please keep the railways of CN and CP open please please
As an un jabbed trucker, I have so much to say to all this, but I won't, I'll just get to work😉
Peace and quite at last.
Parliament can most definitely be summoned over both tier 1 railways are striking... if only we had competent governance...
This is what you get with the Union Loving Federal NDP.
Cmon truckers . We should also do something
This would be good timing
Well the 95% of truckers who were not afraid of a flu shot anyways. The other 5% are too scared to be of any use.
Bobwoods is a troll with nothing of value to add.
100% United truckers union across Canada and USA we are underpaid and overworked
time to play hardball !
Sounds to me like employees have all the cards , pay up greedy CEO and shareholders 😅
a billion a day doesnt reflect much considering all is so expensive
How many old guys rolling in their graves right now
everybody is going on strike because of pay, when going on strike drives up the prices even higher, negating pay increase....
But this rail strike is not about pay, but work conditions.
It's almost as if this is a crucial part of our economy and should be treated as such.
Get ready to pay $15 for some wonder bread
Only to large railways that own the nationwide network? sounds like monopoly conditions, like maybe they should have been broken up years ago and real competition should have been forced to occur, oh right, this country's leaders love monopolies and are lobbied to ensure they stay in place, even when they are falling apart...
What's JT doing about it
Remember when that city in Ohio was blown off the map by a railroad derailment.. I guess that’s what they want to happen in Canada too
Good for the Canadian Rail Workers. The U.S. should do the same.
Management is ALREADY making tons of money... They want MORE.
Train service workers (Conductors, Brakemen, Engineers, Trackworkers) already work WITH LITTLE RIGHTS, NO LIFE. LEAVE THEM ALONE! Let them have MORE TIME WITH THEIR FAMILY AND FRIENDS.
That alone is modern slavery and abuse of mental health.
@ 3:15 DO THE WORK KEEP YOUR PROMISE......OR ELSE !!!
Corporations hate losing money, keep out government you’ve ruined labour wages already. Essential services are police and doctors only.
If government steps in to claim essential services, then oil companies should be considered an essential service. Forcing them stop raising the price of fuel.
If
this country is dashing to the hell. you name it if you have something better than other countries.
no bullet train, poor public transportation, higher living costs, so on. it is time to leave this country for your origins.
you don't seem to know what you are talking about. Go take a nap
Work should never override family. Hope the best for railway workers
That apply to citizens?
Sorry to say, companies will do what they need to for maximum profit. Not hiring staff is about money. This all comes down to money. They are too cheap to ensure the safety of people. Apparently, wages aren't the issue according to the union. It comes down to companies not having any consideration for the people that keep things running smoothly and well we hope safely.
Then nationalize rail. Problem solved.
Simple google search shows the owners of CP Rail as: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Blackrock, Vanguard. Just putting that out there for your consideration.
Public company.
A simple Google Search shows the largest shareholder (or part owner) of CP Rail is TCI Fund with 6% of the shares (or company).
You are so dim witted you can't even do a proper Google Search.
And 6% is no where near a majority of shares. It is a public company that is widely held.
At least the comments section is being kept open here. Guess where it's not?
The Canadian Brainwashing Corporation?
Truck drivers start your engines
These workers are fighting for all Canadian workers.non union people need to realize this.organized labour is a protection we all need,other wise it’s a race to the bottom.
even the news doesn’t report the human side,why is it the workers who are at fault?are they living fancy like ceos? Nope
Fight together or die alone,I’m union for thirty years and proud of it.stay strong workers !
Well their wages are more than just excellent, but it's the safety concerns that are on the table, they want to have only a 1 man crew, they want to force relocate people for 90 days, less rest... from what I read, but I hope that they are not striking only because of wages, that will be disgusting!
Oh dear, be hard to stock all the cheap Chinese tack for sale.
I would like to see their mandate be an election be called immediately.
Strike at KFC, where am I going to have dinner?
@@sessions9869 Yes !
@@sessions9869better food too.
Don't sweat it , i hear it is a non essential service and life moves on.
Government will do nothing. Now we suffer as Canadians
Even in 1940's Germany the trains ran on time.
can has still blame workers?
Well via rail will be on time!
Truckers can move items also
Via rail is also affected and there isnt anywhere close to enough trucks or drivers .
@@shari9721 Trains in the corridor are all running for via rail so that’s fine and agree with not enough trucks
Well ..... people if we had a national pipeline.. less reliance on rail for oil or other liquids... another thing that will drive up inflation and risk... . Too little competition and very unqualified government leaders
Of course they dont. Time to redo this entire government
Must be nice to strike wish I could lol crazy. Canada is over and we're screwed lol so much for starting a family
I cannot believe that they allowed this to happen!!! Billions a day lost
"There was a time in this fair land when the Railroad did not run" 🎵🎶Gordon Lightfoot
🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔
Gordon Lightfoot will be rolling in his grave!!!!
"There was a time in this fair land when the Railroad did not run" 🎵🎶 😁
Engineers work 8hr per shift period.
I know I worked for the rail way some years ago.
Have you ever been or seen a train stopped in the middle of say Cobourg?
Why you ask? That is an engineer who has finished its 8hr shift.
Not a care in the world (good on him) for the passengers or the goods. He shuts the train down and calls the yard. We would then have to get a shuttle with a new engineer and race down to nowhere and exchange the engineer so the train could start again.
Bad scheduling you say? Indeed and that guy doesn't care either, he writes the schedule the way he is used to/told to and does not care about the consequences.
It is just all a big circus.
And the railway? They do not care either! They know they run the Canadian economy and if they have a deficit they turn to the government and say we need you to give us $$$, or else...
Peace and quite
We need legislation to stop corporate greed and those CEO raises.
We need legislation for a 90-10 law that means the CEO your highest paid employee can only make 90% more then the lowest employee like your janitor. Now if the CEO gets a raise, the workers all the way down also see a pay increase to keep the 90-10. This is what we for big companies.
Who cares about the economy if you are a worker this is the only way to get yours. I work in food we are very under paid for feeding the entire nation. We had to work 60hrs during covid to keep Shelves stocked and food on Canadians tables we were federally mandated and we hardly break $30/hr unless your at the top of the pay scale. This is why young people don’t want to work anymore why bleed and sweat for a nation and company who don’t care. Especially when if you have a trade or work with your hands you’re really not making much more after taxes on EI as you would be working. We need a restructure to drive the markets and get people happy and back to work. Happy workers are good workers.
Ya the cbc pays itself lots and is entirely government so
Why would the railroads be so stupid as to lock the unions out - let them go on strike and take the full blame for all the problems so created!
Can you imagine what CANADA will look like in another year??? absolutley everything is GETTING WORSE WORSE and worse. A Country is measured by those that manage it. You ever see what the World says about Canada these last couple years?
In todays work environment I would not push the limits too hard if you can have a job making over a hundred grand a year with no degree or diploma. It sure beats serving fast food for 12 bucks an hour. Unions are necessary sometimes but they can also hurt the economy if they ask too much.
"if they ask too much" but the capitalist class definitely, totally, for sure, doesn't have too much. Nope.
@@RextheRebel Just because a business, who puts up the capital and takes all the risk, does all the planning and managing makes a profit it does not mean people should get to have it all when contributing nothing more than they previously did. If the company loses they dont strike demanding to give the salaries back. If people are underpaid pay them more. If they are well paid for what they do then dont.
be a good thing to stay shutdown for at least a couple weeks
Is it possible the lockout is due to lack of funds to meet payroll.
Weird, their billions of dollars a year in profit seems to be plenty.
this is what selfish people do, public services personnel shouldn't do such a thing, if they want to protest, they should do that at their leisure times after work. Not in their offices hours. THis is what we called hurting other people to gain benefits for themselves, very bad idea !!
They are literally bargaining for more leisure time because they barely have any...
Unions suck
Ok lets quitvoaying taxes now then
Time to make a run on toilet paper
Heres the problem. One of those railways are owned by Americans. They clearly don't know where Canada is, much less understand our reliance on railways.
Just send their stock price down. They have been making record profits for decades.
You mean record revenues as their profits have remained steady.
make heads roll its not d fault of us canadians somebody needs to answer for this and not d economy
This could co$t canadians more than the pandemic is trudope doesnt wakeup. That is $900 billions.