Arbitrator issues final ruling in contract for 6,000 employees of CN railway

April 08, 2025

CN announced that it has received the arbitrator's decision regarding the terms of its new collective agreement with the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC).

After six days of mediation and a comprehensive arbitration process, arbitrator William Kaplan delivered his ruling, establishing the terms of a new collective agreement between CN and the TCRC. The TCRC represents approximately 6,000 of CN's conductors, conductor trainees, yard coordinators and locomotive engineers across CN's network in Canada.

The new three-year agreement, effective from January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2026, includes an annual wage increase of 3%. This agreement replaces the previous one and does not require ratification.

Source: CN