Isiteleka Sesitimela SaseCanada Simiswe Okwesikhashana, Inyunyana Igxeka Ukungenelela Kukahulumeni

IBhodi Yobudlelwano Bezimboni YaseCanada (i-CIRB) isanda kukhipha isinqumo esibalulekile, iyala izinkampani ezimbili ezinkulu zesitimela zaseCanada ukuthi ziyeke ngokushesha imisebenzi yesiteleka futhi ziqale kabusha ukusebenza okugcwele kusukela ngomhlaka-26. Nakuba lokhu kuxazulule okwesikhashana isiteleka esiqhubekayo sezinkulungwane zabasebenzi besitimela, i-Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC), emele abasebenzi, iphikise kakhulu isinqumo sokulamula.

Isiteleka saqala ngomhlaka-22, lapho abasebenzi bezitimela abacishe babe yi-10,000 behlangene esenzweni sabo sokuqala sokubambisana. Ukuphendula, uMnyango Wezabasebenzi waseCanada wasebenzisa ngokushesha iSigaba 107 seKhodi Yezabasebenzi yaseCanada, ucela i-CIRB ukuthi ingenelele ekuxazululeni amacala ngokomthetho.

Kodwa-ke, i-TCRC ibuze ukuthi ukungenelela kukahulumeni kuvumelana nomthethosisekelo. Naphezu kokuvunyelwa kwe-CIRB kwesicelo sokulamula, iyalela abasebenzi ukuthi babuyele emsebenzini kusukela ngomhlaka-26 futhi ivumela izinkampani zezitimela ukuthi zelule izinkontileka eziphelelwe yisikhathi kuze kube yilapho kufinyelelwa esivumelwaneni esisha, inyunyana iveze ukunganeliseki okukhulu.

I-TCRC yathi esimemezelweni esilandelayo ukuthi yize izolandela isinqumo se-CIRB, ihlela ukufaka isikhalo ezinkantolo, igxeka kakhulu lesi sinqumo ngokuthi "sibeka isibonelo esiyingozi sobudlelwano bezisebenzi besikhathi esizayo." Abaholi bezinyunyana bamemezele ukuthi, "Namuhla, amalungelo abasebenzi baseCanada ahlukunyezwe kakhulu. Lokhu kuthumela umlayezo emabhizinisini ezweni lonke ukuthi izinkampani ezinkulu zingamane zibangele ingcindezi yezomnotho yesikhashana ngokumiswa kwemisebenzi, okwenza uhulumeni wobumbano angenelele futhi enze buthaka izinyunyana."

Okwamanje, naphezu kwesinqumo se-CIRB, i-Canadian Pacific Railway Company (CPKC) iphawule ukuthi inethiwekhi yayo izothatha amasonto ukululama ngokuphelele emthonjeni wesiteleka kanye nokuqinisa izintambo zokuhlinzeka. I-CPKC, eyayisivele iqede ukusebenza, ilindele inqubo yokululama eyinkimbinkimbi nethatha isikhathi. Nakuba inkampani icele abasebenzi ukuthi babuye ngomhlaka-25, abakhulumeli be-TCRC bacacisile ukuthi abasebenzi ngeke baqale kabusha umsebenzi kusenesikhathi.

Okuphawulekayo ukuthi iCanada, izwe lesibili ngobukhulu emhlabeni ngendawo, ithembele kakhulu kunethiwekhi yayo yesitimela yezokuthutha. Amanethiwekhi esitimela e-CN kanye ne-CPKC ahlanganisa izwe lonke, axhumanisa uLwandlekazi i-Atlantic kanye nePacific futhi afinyelele enkabeni ye-US, ephethe cishe u-80% wemithwalo yesitimela yaseCanada, enenani elingaphezu kwe-CAD 1 billion (cishe i-RMB 5.266 billion) nsuku zonke. Isiteleka eside besizolimaza kakhulu umnotho waseCanada kanye nowaseNyakatho Melika. Ngenhlanhla, ngokusetshenziswa kwesinqumo sokulamula se-CIRB, ingozi yesiteleka esinye esikhathini esifushane inciphile kakhulu.