Strike Deadline for via Rail Workers Extended as Unifor Continues Negotiations

Strike Deadline for via Rail Workers Extended as Unifor Continues Negotiations
Passengers arrive at a Via Rail kiosk at Central Station in Montreal, Oct. 6, 2021. (The Canadian Press/Ryan Remiorz
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Via Rail has narrowly avoided the prospect of immediately suspending services across Canada after a strike deadline was extended to Monday afternoon.

Unifor issued a 72-hour strike notice to the national rail carrier on Friday, indicating 2,400 employees were prepared to walk off the job if a new contract could not be negotiated by 12:01 a.m. on Monday.