A strong strike mandate ahead of July 11 deadline for VIA Rail members across Canada.
“The strike vote result sends a clear message to the employer: The membership supports the bargaining committee, is firm in their demands, and is prepared to take action if needed,” said Scott Doherty, Executive Assistant to Unifor’s National President and lead negotiator. “At this critical time, VIA Rail members deserve the best possible agreement, and that can only be won by working together, in solidarity.”
From June 20 to July 1, 2022, both Unifor Council 4000 and Unifor Local 100 conducted strike votes with VIA Rail members across Canada.
The results for the vote were 99.4 percent in favour of strike action at Local 100 and 99.3 percent in favour of strike action from Council 4000 members.
VIA Rail continues to push for concessions including the removal of the Supplement Agreement for both Unifor Council 4000 and Unifor Local 100 members. The removal of the supplement agreement will result in the loss of job security.
Unifor represents more than 2,000 maintenance workers, onboard service personnel, chefs, sales agents, and customer service staff at VIA Rail.
Unifor’s bargaining committees are in Montreal this week and are committed to meeting with VIA Rail right up to the strike deadline of 12:01 a.m. on Monday, July 11, 2022.
