As you will have noticed I have not issued any posts in the last few weeks.
At present there are many ongoing matters which have taken up much of my time. Further, I am reluctant to issue certain posts for fear of compromising possible resolutions, outcomes or strategies. Having said this viewers should be aware of the following ongoing matters.
1. CN Pension - Mediation is continuing and I am hopeful that it will result in settlement. Failing settlement it is my understanding that an initital Arbitration meetng will be held on May 28th,
2. The CIRB case of the deposed General Chairs and Vice-General Chairs will resume in Toronto during the week of May 26th and will continue throughout that week.
3. The Section 37 complaint by the General Chairs. Ehtier and Thompson and the related Emergency 19, 191. application is progressing. During a case management hearing in Toronto on April 29th, the CIRB directed that the matters would be addressed by a parallel process; a) a hearing in to the merits of the application and b) an attempt at mediaiton.
The first mediation session is to be held on May 9th in Toronto at the Board's Offices.
4. Finally, it is my understanding, yet to be confirmed, that the CIRB will set the "time line" for the representation vote of UTU members on CN Rail. Rumour was that the CIRB would issue the time line by the end of this week. Although we have heard such rumours before this one has a some credibilty but keep in mind it is still a rumour and I pass it on as such.
Please keep posted.
Rex Beatty
