CN conductors threaten strike

Montreal-Conductors working for the Canadian National Railway Co. in Canada have threatened to go on strike at midnight Feb. 10 if contract talks with CN management over pensions and working conditions are unsuccessful. The United Transportation Union-Canada represents about 2,800 conductors and yard service personnel, while the Cleveland-based international union represents roughly 125,000 active and retired railroad, bus, and mass transit workers in the U.S. and Canada.