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Via Rail says new collective agreements have been ratified with about 2,500 unionized workers. Enjoy the latest local, ...
It’s perhaps no coincidence that Via Rail is a year late in observing the 120th anniversary of North America’s longest-running named train.
Via Rail wants to use refurbished railcars to improve service between Halifax and Montreal, but the CEO of the Crown ...
Nearly all government departments and federally-funded organizations are expected to propose "savings" of up to 15 per cent ...
The agreement in principle reached last June between VIA Rail and the Unifor union, which represents approximately 2,500 ...
VIA Rail Canada (VIA Rail) on July 17 reported the ratification of new three-year collective agreements with Unifor’s Council ...
Members of Unifor Council 4000 and Local 100 have ratified a new collective agreement with VIA Rail. “This agreement delivers ...
Unifor says the ratified three-year agreement includes 3% annual wage increases, pension improvements with a 100% employer ...
Renewed contracts for 2,500 employees include annual wage increases and enhanced working conditions. MONTRÉAL, July 17, 2025 ...
Cédryk Coderre was one of dozens of travellers left stranded on a Via Rail train for 10 hours earlier this year. As the government-owned passenger railway struggled with a mechanical failure ...
Via Rail did not respond to CBC's requests for comment on Tuesday or Wednesday. A Via Rail train in Halifax. (Submitted by Ted Bartlett)But according to its 2017-2021 corporate plan, ...
HALIFAX - Via Rail wants to use refurbished rail cars to improve service between Halifax and Montreal, but the CEO of the ...