STATEMENT FROM DENNIS DARBY, PRESIDENT & CEO, CANADIAN MANUFACTURERS & EXPORTERS FOLLOWING THE FEDERAL INTERVENTION TO RESTART RAIL SERVICES
August 22 2024 - 6:10PM
PR Newswire (Canada)
OTTAWA,
ON, Aug. 22, 2024 /CNW/ - Canadian
Manufacturers & Exporters (CME) applauds the federal
government's decision today to send the national rail dispute to
binding arbitration. Manufacturers are calling on the Canada
Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) to order a resumption of rail
service as soon as possible.
We are pleased the government has responded to our calls to
intervene and protect the public interest by exercising the
Minister of Labour's authorities under Section 107 of the Canada
Labour Code. The wind down of rail services over the last several
days culminating in the full stoppage this morning has inflicted
significant supply chain and operational challenges for
manufacturers across the country – issues that will take days if
not weeks to resolve. A prolonged stoppage would have imposed
enormous costs on Canadian business and workers.
ABOUT CANADIAN MANUFACTURERS & EXPORTERS (CME)
From the first industrial boom in Canada, CME has advocated for and represented
member interests. 150 years strong, CME has earned an extensive and
effective track record of working for and with 2,500 leading
companies nationwide. More than 85 per cent of CME's members are
SMEs and collectively account for an estimated 82 per cent of total
manufacturing production and 90 per cent of Canada's exports.
SOURCE Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters
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