The union representing thousands of railroaders has appealed the moves that ended the rail shutdown last week—a work stoppage that halted freight and commuter traffic across the country.
In filings to the Federal Court of Appeal, the Teamsters union challenged directives for binding arbitration issued to a labour board by federal Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon last week following the lockout of 9,300 workers by Canadian National Railway Co. and Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd.
