CP notice of intent to strike.

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From WSJ:
Two railway unions filed a strike notice Saturday with Canadian Pacific Railways Ltd., telling management that workers will walk off the job Tuesday night if an agreement can’t be reached.

The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, representing close to 3,500 conductors, engineers and signal operators voted on Friday to reject an offer by the company.

“CP is not negotiating seriously with us,” said a spokesman for the Teamsters. Canadian Pacific is “offering more of the same contract language we rejected only hours ago,” he added.

The sides began negotiations in Calgary, Alberta, almost immediately after the vote.

The union said it would remain at the table until the strike begins at 10 p.m. EDT Tuesday, but it said it is dismayed by the company’s stance on giving workers enough time off to avoid fatigue. Wage increases are also an issue, said the Teamsters spokesman, but they are not the main problem.

“If it were just wages, we wouldn’t be on strike notice,” he said.

The Canadian government last month intervened in the labor talks and forced the unions to vote on a company offer. Government mediators have remained involved with the continuing talks, the Teamsters spokesman said.

Canadian Pacific didn’t respond immediately to a request for comment.