Western Producer: Damage assessed as railways resume operations

Bruce Curran, a University of Manitoba law professor who specializes in labour law, said that even though the teamsters union plans to challenge the back-to-work ruling, disruption is unlikely for at least another year.

The binding arbitration decision that sets terms of the bargaining agreement will happen in coming weeks. Curran suggested the judicial review sought by the union will not come to court for about six months. Even if the court finds that the back-to-work decision was a mistake, it is unlikely the collective agreement arising from arbitration would be torn up.

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